THE
JAEVIS FAMILY;
V i /
OR,
THE DESCENDANTS
THE FIRST SETTLERS OF THE NAME IN MASSACHUSETTS
AND LONG ISLAND,
THOSE WHO HAVE MORE RECENTLY SETTLED IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH AMERICA.
COLLECTED AND COMPILED BY
GEORGE A. JAR VIS, OF NEW YORK;
GEORGE MURRAY JARV1S, OF OTTAWA, CANADA;
WILLIAM JAR VIS WETMORE, OF NEW YORK;
ASSISTED BY
ALBfiED HARDING, OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.
HARTFORD :
PRESS OF THE CASE, LOCKWOOD & BRAINARD COMPANY
1879.
PREFACE.
AHOUT five years have now elapsed since we first conceived the
project of tracing the genealogy of the Jarvis Family in this
country. Letters were written to prominent men of the name in
different parts of the United States and British America, from
many of whom favorable responses were received. Several in
Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were highly interested,
offering their valuable collections to aid the enterprise. Many,
also, in the United States were equally interested, and offered their
collections and any aid within their power. The addresses of
different members of families were sought out and solicited, and
1) undreds of letters written for any records, sketches, steel and
lithograph engravings, or any items of history connected with the
name, worthy of being transmitted to posterity. Many responded
promptly; some, by indifference, delayed the work; while others
neglected altogether to notice our applications. From these causes
there will be found some fragmentary and skeleton records, which
must cause regret to those whose remissness has made it impossible
for the ( 'on i) tilers to give more perfect account of their families.
We have adopted a tabular form of exhibiting the records,
believing that it will be more easily understood than the plan
usually followed in works of the kind. We have, also, aimed to
present, not only the dates of births, but also, when they could be
procured, the marriages and deaths, something which is often
neglected in genealogies. Many of our friends who have favored
us with sketches, have granted us the privilege of .revising them.
\Ve have assumed this prerogative in regard to all, but have
endeavored not to change the meaning, or leave out any import-
ant item. For this act we ask the indulgence of our friends.
In a work like this, receiving records from various sources,
many of them written in an obscure hand, the chirography not
plain, and sometimes almost illegible, and figures and dates being-
very numerous, it would not be strange if, with all our vigilance,
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some errors crept in. It would seem almost a miracle if they did
not.
The different spellings, too, of some names has given us much
trouble, but we have taken the utmost care to* get the proper spell-
ing, and make the work in that respect as correct as possible.
In the Appendix will be found many interesting historical and
other documents in connection with the name, and especially in
relation to those members of the Family who lived during, the
period of the Revolution. The lists of births, marriages, and
deaths, it has been deemed important to preserve as aids to those
families whose records are imperfect, and as helps to subsequent
researches.
All genealogies that we have met with have been more or less
fragmentary in their beginning. Ours is peculiarly so. We have
found many important branches, but have been unable to trace
them to one root, hence we have been obliged to take the evidences
of the descendants of each branch for the origin of their forefathers,
and leave it to some more successful aspirant to finish what we
have been unable to accomplish.
Our book commences with a chart entitled the "Genealogy of
Gothic Nations," taken from a work called u The Norman Peo-
ple ; " not that we claim that the Jarvis Family dates back to the
period from which this chart traces the origin of these nations,
but insert it as a document which may be of interest and informa-
tion to our readers.
At the end of our volume will be found a Family Register for
the records of births, marriages, deaths, or any facts or incidents
that may be worthy of note. This, if made use of, will be a
convenience to every family, and a great desideratum in case another
genealogy should be determined on hereafter.
In collecting the materials for this genealogy from so wide a
field of inquiry, much labor and expense has been incurred, and,
as we have already said, some errors will undoubtedly be found,
for which the indulgent consideration of those for whom it has
been prepared is respectfully solicited.
In conclusion, the hearty thanks of the Authors are most grate-
fully given to the many friends and relatives who have tendered
their valuable contributions and services in aid of this enterprise,
without which its progress would have been greatly retarded, if
not wholly abandoned. Among the many, permit us to name the
following: Dr. Edward Jarvis, Dorchester, Mass.; the late Hon.
PREFACE. V
Kent Jarvis, Massillon, Ohio; Gapt. P. C. Jarvis, Huntington, L. I.;
Mr. Charles F. Osborn, Norwalk, Conn.; Mrs. Mary P. S. Cutts,
Brattleboro, Vt.; Hon. John B. Jervis, Rome, N. Y.; Dr. Milton
B. Jarvis, Canastota, N. Y.; Mr. John Head Jarvis, Bangor, Me.;
Rev. Herbert M. Jarvis, Nova Scotia.
NEW YORK, January 13, 1879.
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
PREFACE, . iii
GENEALOGY OF GOTHIC NATIONS, . ix
INTRODUCTION, ... 1
PARLIAMENTARY WRITS, 3
EXTRACTS FROM BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY, .
DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN JARVIS OF HUNTINGTON, L I., 18
WILLIAM JARVIS " 13
THOMAS JARVIS 154
JONATHAN JARVIS 175
NATHANIEL JARVIS 193
MOSES JARVIS 198
NATHANIEL JARVIS OF BOSTON, MASS., . '200
JOHN JARVIS " 234
FRAGMENTARY RECORDS, . 246
APPENDIX:
A. TOWN ORDER, . . 249
B. LAW SUITS, ASSAULT AND BATTERY, AND THE RED EAR
KISSING, . 249
C. NAMES AND INCIDENTS, FURNISHED BY DR. EDWARD JARVIS
OF MASSACHUSETTS, ..... 250
D. EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF HUN-
TINGTON, L. I . . 252
E. TAX LIST FROM STATE DOCUMENTS, HUNTINGTON, L. I., 1683, 261
F. CONTRACT BETWEEN JOSEPH WOOD AND WILLIAM JARVIS, 261
G. LIST OF BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES, FURNISHED BY DR.
EDWARD JARVIS OF MASSACHUSETTS, .... 263
H. DEED OF JOSEPH WOOD TO WILLIAM JARVIS, . 264
I. LIST OF MARRIAGES AND BAPTISMS, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
HUNTINGTON, L. I., .... . ''(ill
J. LISTS OF MEMBERS OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HUNTING
TON, L. I., . 273
K. CONTRACT OF SAMUEL STRATTON AND WILLIAM JARVIS, 274
L. EXTRACT FROM LETTER OF REV. DR. BEARDSLEY, . . 275
M. FROM "NEW YORK BOOK OF -MARRIAGES, 11 . . . 275
N. EXTRACTS FROM "OLD TIMES IN HUNTINGTON," BY HON.
HENRY C. PLATT, . 27l>
O. LIST OF PERSONS WHO TOOK THE OATH OF LOYALTY AND
PEACEABLE BEHAVIOR, . 281
CONTENTS. Vll
PAGE.
P. CONFISCATION DEED OF PROPERTY OF BENJAMIN JARVIS, 281
Q. PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF HUNTINGTON, L. I., TO
ROBERT DIGBY, REAR ADMIRAL OF THE RED, . . 283
R. PETITION TO GOV. GEO. CLINTON, 283
S. LETTER FROM REV. ABRAM JARVIS TO REV. SAMUEL PETERS,
LONDON, . 284
T. THE LOYALISTS. EXTRACT FROM " LOSSING'S FIELD BOOK
OF THE REVOLUTION," 287
U. SKETCH OF JUDGE NELSON JARVIS WATERBURY, . 289
VALEDICTORY, ... . .319
INDEX:
I. DESCENDANTS NAMED JARVIS, . . . 321
II. NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE MARRIED INTO THE JARVIS
FAMILY, AND NAMES OF DESCENDANTS BEARING OTHER
SURNAMES .335
ERRATA, . 348
FAMILY RECORD.
PORTRAITS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE.
COAT OP ARMS (MODERN), . . . Frontispiece.
COAT OF ARMS (ANCIENT), .... 2
PORTRAIT RT. REV. ABRAHAM JARVIS, D.D., . 19
HEZEKIAH JARVIS, ... 25
"JARVIS HOUSE, 1 ' NORWALK, CT., ... . 26
HYMN AND MUSIC BY JOHN JARVIS AND DR. WILLIAM JARVIS
WETMORE, ... 32
PORTRAIT REV. SAMUEL F. JARVIS, S.T.D., LL.D., . 45
NOAH JARVIS, . 50
REV. WM. JARVIS, . . 55
GEO. A. JARVIS, . 86
COL. SAMUEL COLT, . 92
GEO. C. JARVIS, M.D., . 115
" THOS. NEWTON JARVIS, . 117
MILTON B. JARVIS, M.D., . . .118
NELSON J. WATERBURY, . U34
HON. KENT JARVIS, . . . 164
HON. JOHN B. JERVIS, LL.D., . 180
HON. WILLIAM JARVIS (CONSUL), . . 213
"RESIDENCE OF SAMUEL G. JARVIS, M.D.," CLAREMONT, N. H., . 223
"JARVIS HOUSE" (CoL. RUSSELL JARVIS), CLAREMONT, N. H., . 223
RECEPTION OF THE AMERICAN LOYALISTS IN ENGLAND, APPENDIX T., 288
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" Jervis, Jervies, Jervoys, Jervoise, Jarveis, Gervaise, Gervays, Gerveis,
Garveys, Garvies, Jarvis, Jervies, Jurvie, Jarvice, Gervase, Gervais, Ger-
vasius, Gervys, are supposed to be one and the same name. " Patronymica
l>rit<uimca.
Until within a brief period, the people of this country have
manifested but little interest in their genealogies. This has, in a
great measure, resulted from the character of our institutions,
under which every citizen is mainly the architect of his own for-
tune, and is too much occupied with his own pursuits to devote
much time to the character and history of his ancestors.
Having no law of primogeniture or hereditary titles of honor,
the children in this country, of the same family, all start in the
race of life upon the same plane, and are severally intent upon
the acquisition of wealth and influence, social and political, for
themselves and 'their families.
Of late, however, more attention has been paid to this subject,
and as the country increases in population, wealth, and refinement,
a still deeper interest will be manifested in genealogical researches,
as there are few families among us who do not number within
their circles some members, who, by their unaided efforts, have
attained honorable distinction in private or public life.
Such examples have a silent but potent influence in the forma-
tion of character. Even the delineation of the foibles, as well as
of the virtues of our immediate ancestors, may be turned to good
account, by exciting an emulation of their good qualities and a
desire to avoid the dangers which proved disastrous to them.
Besides the gratification which every intelligent man has in a
knowledge of his ancestry, this subject assumes a growing import-
ance to those who are to come after us, as furnishing reliable
materials for the future historian.
Though our country is still in its infancy, the descendants of the
founders of our government, who were mainly of English origin,
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2 INTRODUCTION.
and who have but just passed from the first stage of their noble
achievements, find it extremely difficult, in many cases, to trace
with certainty their descent from those who first emigrated from
Great Britain to the Colonies. These difficulties are due, in a
great measure, to the upheaval of society, to the disruption of
families, whose members took different sides in the fierce struggles
of the Revolution, and to the destruction of public records which
occurred during that eventful period.
Within the last half century, the general spirit of enterprise of
the people of the Eastern and Middle States, and their disposition
to better their condition by emigrating to the great West, have
had the effect, for the time being, to sunder family ties, and, by
forming new relationships, to weaken and, in a measure, obliterate
their early associations of home.
These causes, while they increase the difficulties of obtaining
proper materials necessary for the compilation of full and correct
genealogies, make it more important to collect and preserve such
as remain from further obliteration, and, perhaps, entire loss.
These general remarks apply with peculiar force to the widely
extended and influential JARVIS families and their descendants,
who are found in almost every State of the Union, and, by the
unfortunate division of the family during the Revolution, in the
British Provinces of North America. In every branch of these
families are found men of talent and exalted worth.
That a full and comprehensive genealogy has not already been
prepared is much to be regretted, and it is hoped the present
attempt, if it have no other effect, will induce others to carry for-
ward this object to a successful completion.
It is generally conceded that the Jarvis families of the United
States and of British America are of English extraction, though
originally from Normandy, whence they emigrated into England.
The name of JARVIS, according to the " Dictionaire de la Noblesse
de France," par De la Cherraye, Desbois et Badier, Troisieme
Edition, is French, the original name being GERVAIS. Their
seat was at Bretagne, and the first name found is Jean Gervais,
who lived about the year 1400. In a work entitled " The Norman
People, and their existing Descendants in the British Dominions
and the United States of America," appears the name Richard
Gervasius of Normandy, who lived as early as the year 1180.
The arms of the Gervais family of Bretagne was a shield "D' or, a
une pomme de pin, placee au canton dextre du chef; et un chouette
INTRODUCTION. 3
placee au canton senestre accompagnee en pointe d'un crapaud, le
tout de sable."
We have had an engraving made of this old coat of arms, the
most ancient we have found to have been used by the Jarvis
family, and present it to our readers as of interest on that account.
We have, also, had an engraving made of one of the coats of arms
used by the Jarvises in this country, and publish it as the frontis-
piece to this work. The motto, "ADVERSIS MAJOR, PAR SECUNDIS"
(Strong in Prosperity, Stronger in Adversity), has been nobly
lived up to by many of those whose records are contained in the
following pages.
The changes of the name from GERVASIUS to Gervais, Jervis,
Jarvie, and so on to Jarvis, have by no means clouded or in any
way obscured the original patronymic. The name is strikingly
the same through all its variations, as- well as the features and the
peculiar characteristics of the people. Through the long lapse of
years, indeed centuries, amid confusion and strife, political wran-
gling, oppressive wars, and unholy crusades, their escutcheon has
never been tarnished.
By the kindness of a member of the family who has taken an
active interest in this work, we are enabled to publish the follow-
ing summary of Parliamentary Writs, and some extracts from
"Burke's Landed Gentry," in which the name of Jarvis, in some
of its various spellings, occurs. This will serve to show the hon-
orable records that some of the Jarvises have made, and, also, the
antiquity of the family in England, since most of these writs are
dated in the early part of the 14th century.
PARLIAMENTARY WRITS, ETC., VOL. II, PART 3.
A.D.
1315. Gervaise, John (Johannes Gervays), Manucaptor of Thomas Croul,
Burgess, returned for Portsmouth. 8 Edward II.
Gervaise, John (Johannes Gereves, Gerves, Gerveys).
1318. Gereves, Johannes, Burgess, returned for Helston-Parliament
at York, in three weeks of St. Michael, 20th October. 12
Edward II.
1319. Gerves, Johannes, Burgess, returned for Helston-Parliament at
York, in one month from Easter, 6th May. 12 Edward II.
1320. Gerveys, Johannes, Burgess, returned for Helston-Parliament at
Westminster, in eight days of St. Michael, 6th October. 14
Edward II.
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A.D.
1322. Genes, Johannes, Burgess, returned for Helston-Parliarnent at
York, in three weeks of Easter, 2d May, 15 Edward II.
Gerves, Johannes, Manucaptor of Johannes de Trelau, Burgess,
returned for Helston. 17 Edward II.
Gervaise, Peter (Petrus Gerveis, Gerveyse).
1316. Gerveyse, Petrus, Citizen, returned for "Worcester, obtains his
writ de expensis for attendance at Parliament at Lincoln, in
fifteen days of St. Hilary, 27th January, until Friday next
after the feast of St. Valentine, 20th February; tested at Lin-
coln, 20th February. 9 Edward II.
Gerveis, Petrus, Manucaptor of Johannes Bacon, Citizen, re-
turned for Worcester. 12 Edward II.
Gervaise, Richard (Ricardus Gerves, Gerveys).
1319. Gerves, Ricardus, Manucaptor of Johannes Gerves, Burgess,
returned for Helston. 12 Edward II.
1320. Gerveys, Ricardus, Manucaptor of Johannes Gerveys, Burgess,
returned for Helston. 14 Edward II.
1326. Gervaise, Robert (Robertus Gerveys), of the Township of Framling-
ham, attend the array and muster of the 100 of loose in the
County of Suffolk on Thursday next after the feast of St.
George, 24th April. 19 Edward II.
Gervaise, Richard (Richard Gervays), one of the inquest impanelled
for the County of Bucks in execution of the commission of
array; tested at York, 31st October. 16 Edward II.
Gervaise, Robert (Robertus Gerves, Gerveys).
1319. Gerves, Robertus, Manucaptor of Johannes Gerves, Burgess,
returned for Helston. 12 Edward II.
1320. Gerveys, Robertus, Manucaptor of Johannes Gerveys, Burgess, re-
turned for Helston. 14 Edward II.
Gervaise, Roger (Rogerus Gerveys), Burgess, returned for Hertford-
Parliament at Westminster, in eight days of St. Michael, 6th
October. 14 Edward II.
Gervaise Thomas (Thomas Gerveis, Gerveys).
1311. Gerveis, Thomas, Citizen, returned for Exeter, obtains his writ
de expensis for attendance at the Parliament at Westminster,
from the morrow of St. Martin, 12th November, to Saturday
next after the feast of St. Lucia the Virgin, 18th December;
tested at Westminster, 18th December. 5 Edward II.
Gerveys, Thomas, Citizen, returned for Exeter-Parliament at
Westminster, on Sunday next after the feast of St. Matthew
the Apostle, 23d September. 7 Edward II.
Gervais, Thomas (Thomas Gerveys), Manucaptor of Thomas de
Burgh, Knight of the Shire, returned for Cambridge. 5
Kdward II.
1315. Gervaise, William (Willielmus Gervays), Burgess, returned for Hert-
ford-Parliament at Westminster, in eight days of St. Hilary,
20th January. 8 Edward II.
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A.D.
1325. Gervaise, William (Willielmus Gerveys), Manucaptor of Simon de
Draytone, Knight of the Shire, returned for Northampton.
19 Edward II.
PARLIAMENTARY WRITS, VOL. I, EDWARD I.
Gervasius, Archidiuconus Cycestr.
Gervasius, filius Davy.
Gervaus, Abbas de.
. Gerveys, Johannes.
Gerveys, Thomas.
'Gerveys, Willielmus.
Gervys, Thomas.
BURKE'S LANDED GENTRY.
Jarms George Knollis of Doddington Hall, b. 22 Sept., 1803, son of Colo-
nel George Ralph Payne Jarvis, J.P., D.L., who was born 13th May,
1774.
Arms Sa. on a chevron engrailed between three martlets arg. ; as many
cinque foils, pierced, of the first on a chief, of the second a fleur-de-
lis between two escallops of the field.
Crest An unicorn's head. Arg. gorged with a collar, charged with
three cinque foils.
Jervoise of Herriard Ellis Jervoise, Francis Jervoise, Esq., J.P. and D.L.,
b. 18 March, 1809, High Sheriff of Hants, 1852. Descended from Rich-
ard Jerveys, Esq. , of Northfield and Wioly Park, who died 23d Dec. ,
1557, was succeeded by his son, Thomas Jcrveys, Esq., b. 28th Dec.
1532, who left a son, Sir Thomas Jervoise, Knt., b. llth June, 1587,
who also left a son, Thomas Jervoise, Esq., b. 16th March, 1616, who
left a son and heir, Thomas Jervoise, Esq., of Herriard, born 6th Sept.,
1667, who left a son, Richard Jervoise, Esq., b. 5th January, 1703-4,
who left two sons, died 1794, viz. : Thomas Hiedlestone Jervoise, Esq.,
b. 1st June, 1736, Rev. George Hiedlestone Jervoise Purefoy Jervoise.
Arms Quarterly 1 and 4, Sa. a chevron between three eaglets, close. Arg.
for Jervoise. :> and 3. Three eels, Sa. for Ellis.
Crest An heraldic tiger's head Sa. , for Gervoise, a plume of five ostrich
feathers. Arg. for Ellis.
.Motto Virtutis premium laus.
George Jarvis, Esq., of Islington.
>vV //'/////;// /r// ,/</ w, Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1681-2.
John Jerri*, Ksq.. ,l Ollerton Co., Salop, who, descendant through a junior
branch. Admiral Sir John Jervis, was created Earl St. Vincent in
1801.
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Arms Quarterly, 1 and 4, Sa. a chevron between three eaglets close, ar.
for Jervis. 2 and 3, gu., a chevron, vair, between three lions rampant,
or for White.
Crest 1st, an eaglet, close, ar. 3d, three arrows, one in pale, and two in
saltis enwreathed.
Motto Venale Nee Auro.
Jervoise Thomas, Esq., of Herriard Hants, son of Thomas Jervoise, Esq.,
M.P. for Southampton.
Arms Quarterly, 1 and 4, Sa. a chev. between three eaglets, close, ar. for
Jervoise. 2 and 3, three escalops in pale, or between two flanches,
erm, each charged with a cross, pattee, fitchee, gu. for Clarke.
Crests Jervoise. An heraldic tiger's head Sa. Clarke within a gold ring
set with a diamond, ppr. a roundle, per pale, gu. or charged with a
pheon, ar.
Jervis John (Earl St. Vincent).
Arms Sa. a chev. between three martlets, ar.
Crest Out of a naval crown or, enwrapped by a wreath of laurel, vert, a
demi-pegasus, ar., maned and hoofed, of the first, winged ar. charged
on the wing with a fleur-de-lis, gold. Supporters ; dexter, an eagle,
wings elevated, and endorsed, holding in the sinister claw a thunder-
bolt, all ppr. ; sinister, a pegasus ar.
Both in this country and Europe, the name of Jarvis has been
enrolled in almost all the learned professions and pursuits in life.
It has given dignity to the bench and bar; it has graced the pro-
fessions of medicine and surgery; it has adorned the pulpit and
the stage; it has entwined its garlands of poetry with music and
painting, and it has thundered its deeds of daring over the ocean
wave, and among the distant islands of the sea.
And here we may be permitted to speak briefly of some of those
who, in the various walks of life, have made the name illustrious.
EARL ST. VINCENT, Sir John Jervis, the renowned British admiral,
was a noble type of the hero and English sailor. In judgment pro-
found, with a stern will and inflexible integrity, he was the favorite
of his government. His battles were models of naval tactics, and
when won were complete. His good name, fame, and unspotted
character gave him a place in Westminster Abbey. The following
anecdote in regard to the United States and Commodore Bainbridge
is quite interesting. It is from " Allison's History of Europe."
"A New York gentleman being in London at the time when the
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news of the capture of the Java arrived, happened on the next day
to be in company with Admiral Jervis. The veteran remarked
that he had passed a sleepless night. It was not occasioned by the
loss of the frigate Java, but by the dignified manner in which the
American commander had treated his vanquished enemy. He
observed that the deportment of Bainbridge more resembled the
proud bearing of a Spanish grandee to his prisoners, during the
days of ancient chivalry, than of a young man of a young nation,
yet in the gristle of manhood. He added that this trait of national
character, which indicated so much of future greatness, had given
to him, as an Englishman, much uneasiness and apprehension."
During the Revolutionary struggle between the mother country
and the colonies, a British brig lay off the harbor of Norwalk,
blockading the port. A resident, desirous of " turning a honest
penny," took a boat-load of fresh vegetables, with other provisions,
to the vessel, where he was most cordially received by both officers
and men. On inquiry, he found the vessel was commanded by a
young officer, whose name was Jervis. He was very affable, and
made many inquiries about Norwalk and its inhabitants. He
inquired, particularly, about the Jarvises in Norwalk and vicinity,
and as his guest was about leaving, he said: " Give my compliments
to them, and tell them their cousin, John Jervis. would be happy
to see them and make their acquaintance.
This young officer afterwards became John, the Earl St. Vincent.
The late Bishop Jarvis and his son, the Rev. Samuel Farmar
Jarvis, DD., LL.D., were among the most prominent divines of the
Episcopal pulpit, and wherever the doctrines of the church are
preached and taught, their names will be ever held sacred and
dear; nor will it be forgotten how the healing art and the science
and practice of surgery have been ennobled by the skill, experience,
and judgment of such members of the profession as the late Dr.
Charles, Dr. Leonard, and Dr. George Ogilvie Jarvis.
In the province of painting, under the brush of a Jarvis, the can-
vas has almost glowed with life, as the pictures of Perry, Decatur,
and Bainbridge will attest. John Wesley Jarvis 1 was one of the
1 "John Wesley Jarvis, portrait-painter, was born at South Shields on
Tyne, England, 1780, and died January 12, 1840. He was a nephew of John
Wesley, came to Philadelphia in 1785; at the age of ten was an apprentice
to Savage, the engraver ; at twenty-one began that business for himself, in
New York city, and soon commenced portrait-painting, with great success.
He was a man of genius, but of irregular habits, and excelled as a humor-
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most accomplished artists of his time. He was the teacher of the
late John Inman, who was no unworthy pupil of such a master.
The account of his painting the portrait of Commodore Bain-
bridge is an amusing incident of this favorite old painter:
When Bainbridge sat to him, the old weather-beaten seaman
invariably fell asleep. This annoyed Jarvis, and, for the first time
in his life, he found his wit and humor were of no avail in rousing
his sitter to proper wakefulness; whereupon, when Jarvis reached
that point in the execution of his painting that the expression was
to be caught, he commenced a tirade against the navy, questioned
the heroism of its officers and men, and kept up his banter until
Bainbridge's eyes flashed as they were wont on the quarter-deck.
Jarvis talked on. and rapidly painted, until the old Commodore
started from his chair, and, approaching Jarvis, shook his fist in
his face, and thundered out he would not " allow a - - face-
maker to speak against his profession " Another instant, and a
personal assault might have ensued, when Jarvis sprung aside,
burst into a hearty laugh, and told the Commodore he had to wake
him up somehow, else the picture would have no more expression
than a gunner's swab. His head of Bainbridge is one of the best
pictures Jarvis ever painted.
As an "Antiquarian," the name. of Andrew Jervise stands pre-
eminent. He was born in the town of Brechin, in Forfar, Scot-
land, and was one of the most prominent members of the Anti-
quarian Society of the British Kingdom. Among his contributions
to Antiquarian lore are "Land of the Lindsays," and ." Epitaphs
and Inscriptions from Burial Grounds in the North-east of Scot-
land." Mr. Jervise willed a large portion of his property to his
native town, to be spent in the development of educational pursuits.
It is a pleasing task, thus to look back over the flight of years,
and be able to record the varied excellences, the intelligence and
virtues of an honored ancestry. In short, wherever we turn, we
find the name of Jarvis associated with men of letters, with the
learned professions, and the nobler efforts that go to make up an
advanced civilization.
1st. During one of his trips to New Orleans he earned, in six months, six
thousand dollars, but his profuse and convivial habits kept him constantly
poor.
He painted heads of Bishop Moore, John Randolph, DeWitt Clinton,
Halleck, O. H. Perry, Stephen Van Renselaer, Bainbridge, Decatur, Gen.
John Armstrong (now in possession of his daughter, Mrs. Win. B. Astor),
and many other national celebrities. " Drake's American BiograpJiy, p. 483.
INTRODUCTION. 9
It may be impossible to determine, with certainty, when and
where the first Jarvises settled in this country. The earliest men-
tion of the name, we have found, is in "Button's Early Emigrants
to America," which speaks of John Jarvice as living in Virginia,
Feb. 16, 1623. And we find the name of Francis Jarvice among
138 names, to be transported to Virginia, in the Primrose, Capt.
Douglass, per Certificate July 27, 1635, which reads as follows:
"Under ye Minister's hand of Gravesend, being examined by
him touching their conformitie to the Church Discipline of Eng-
land. The men have taken their oathes of Alegiance e Su-
premacie."
Boston was settled in 1630, by a portion of the company which
came from England with John Winthrop. The only person resid-
ing there at that time was William Blackstone or Blaxton, supposed
to have been an Episcopal clergyman, and to have arrived about
1623. See "Appleton's Cyclopedia."
In the records of Boston, the earliest mention found of the
name, is that of JOHN JARVIS, who was one of a Coroner's Jury,
Sept. 28, 1630.
JOHN JARVIS is also mentioned as being a merchant of Boston,
who died Sept. 29, 1648. Of this John Jarvis, Savage, in his
" Genealogical Dictionary," remarks that "perhaps he may have
been only a transient visitor."
JOHN JARVIS is again on record in 1651, as connected with the
estate of John Mills.
We have found no evidence inconsistent with Savage's remark
that the second John Jarvis was a transient visitor, and there is
nothing to controvert the idea that the two John Jarvises first
above named were one and the same person.
He died in 1648, and, eighteen years before (when the coroner's
jury was held), might have been a man of middle age, and accom-
panied the Rev. Wm. Blaxton from England in 1623.
In reference to the third John above mentioned, we quote from
a letter of Dr. Edward Jarvis, now living in Dorchester, Mass.
He says: "On the 18th Sept., 1661, 'we find the marriage of John
Jarvis to Rebecca Parkman, by Richard Belingham, Deputy Gov-
ernor. He may have been the son of the other John, who died
in 1648.
The family have been in Boston from that time until now, and
in some families their lines are traceable."
The Town of Huntington, which was one of the earliest settle-
2
10 INTRODUCTION.
ments of the Jarvis family in this country, was first settled by
Englishmen in 1653 226 years ago.
The pioneers, who formed the settlement, consisted originally of
eleven families, who either may have found their way thither from
Massachusetts through the Connecticut Valley, or may have come
directly from the Connecticut Colony, which was founded in
Hartford in 1639.
Some of these settlers made purchases of land of the Indians,
and the following is an account of two of these transactions,
showing the unique currency which they used in bartering with
them, and which, in those primitive times, was found to be the
most serviceable in dealing with the " untutored " wild man.
The first purchase of land within the territory of Huntington
was made of the Matinnecock tribe of Indians, in 1653, compris-
ing nearly six miles square. "The consideration paid to the
Indians was six coats, six bottles, six hatchets, six shovels, ten
knives, six fathoms of wampum, thirty muxes (brad awls), and
thirty needles."
The first purchase of East Hampton embraced 30,720 acres,
and the articles given in payment consisted of " twenty coats,
twenty-four looking-glasses, twenty-four hoes, twenty-four hatch-
ets, twenty-four knives, and one hundred muxes."
These and other purchases were made of the Indians and held
by trustees for the public benefit, and were afterward, from time
to time, granted, for a valuable consideration, by the authorities of
the town to individual purchasers. The " Old Purchase" of "six
miles square " is often mentioned in the real estate transactions of
Huntington, and the most prominent and enterprising citizens are
on record as grantees of portions of it, among whom the names of
Stephen Jarvis, and his son Stephen, William Jarvis, Thomas
Jarvis, Jonathan Jarvis, and others, frequently occur. (See Ap-
pendix D.)
The following extract from an Historical Address delivered at
the Centennial Celebration at Huntington, by Hon. Henry C.
Platt, is inserted here, as it gives, in a few words, a graphic de-
scription of the pioneers of the town.
" The first settlers of Huntington were a body of men equally
distinguished for the soundness of their morals and the purity of
their lives. They were characterized by peculiar sternness of
principle, and singular exactness in the discharge of every duty.
They regarded every species of vice with a kind of instinctive
INTRODUCTION. 1 1
abhorrence. Prodigality and licentiousness they branded with
infamy, and often punished with severity."
The spirit with which the people of Huntington entered the
great conflict for American liberty, is shown by a series of reso-
lutions passed at a general town meeting, held June 21, 1774.
These resolutions breathe the spirit of independence, and do honor
to the intelligence and patriotism of the people of Huntington,
and rank that ancient town among the first assertors of American
liberty. (See Appendix N.)
We now proceed to give, in tabular form, the records of Stephen
Jarvis and his sons, and, after these, the records of the descend-
ants of William, Thomas, and Jonathan, who, we have seen, were
among the earliest settlers of the name in Huntington.
Following these, are inserted the records of the descendants of
Nathaniel and Moses Jarvis, both of whom were Huntington men,
but whose connection with the other families of that town we have
not been able to ascertain.
Then we take up the Massachusetts branch of the family, giving
the records of the descendants of Nathaniel and John Jarvis. At
the close of the Genealogy, will be found a few fragmentary records
which we have not been able to connect with any of the other
families.
GENEALOGY.
DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN.
IST GENERATION.
1.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1 Stephen Jarvis, See Appendices A, B,
D, and F.
Child.
2 Stephen, Jr.,
SD GENERATION.
2.
Stephen Jarvis, Jr., See Appendices D, F.
2 Children.
3 Stephen, June 2, 1683
4 Abraham, Apr. 26, 1685
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM.
IST GENERATION.
5.
No. Name. Bora. Died. Married or Remarks ;
5 William Jarvis, About 1740
6 Esther,
5 children.
7 William, 1696
8 Samuel, Oct. 5, 1698 Sept. 27, 1779 Lived and died in Nor-
walk, 1 Conn.
9 Stephen, 1700 Lived 'and died in
Huntington, L. I.
1 Norwalk was purchased of the Indians in 1640, by Roger Ludlow.
As described in the ancient records, the purchase was "from Norwalk
river to Sawhatuck (Saugatuck) river, from Sea, Indian one day's walk,
in th" country, that is, one day's north walk into the country; hence the
name Noncdlk. The articles given to the Indians for the tract were "eight
fathoms wampum, six coats, ten hatchets, ten hoes, ten knives, ten sciz-
ers, ten jusharps, ten fathom tobaco, three kettles of six hands about,
and ten looking-glasses."
14 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIRST GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
10 Abraham, 1702 Lived and died in
Huntington, L. I.
11 Mary, 1704 Married a Mr. Sey-
WILL OF WILLIAM JARVIS OF HUNTINGTON, L. L, Nov. 12, 1737.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the twelfth day of November one
thousand Seven hundred and thirty seven. 1 William Jarvis of
Huntington in the County of Suffolke, on the Island of Nassau in
the province of New York, Farmer, Being under the Decays &
labouring under the Infirmities of Old age, But of Perfect mind
and memory. Thanks be Given unto God. Therefore Calling
unto mind the mortality of my Body, and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to dye, do make, and Ordain, this my
Last Will and Testament. That is to say Principally and first of
all I give and Recommend my Soul into the hands of God that
Gave it, and my Body I Recommend to the Earth, to be buried in
Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Executor, nothing
Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall Receive the
same again by the Mighty Power of God. And as touching such
Worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this
life I give Demise and Dispose of the same in the following man-
ner and form
Imprimis. I give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife
Esther Jarvis the use and benefit of all my Lands and Moveable
Estate My Debts and Legacies hereafter mentioned being first
paid, Excepting my Tools, Utensills, and Tackling for Husbandry,
during her widdowhood, and also my Negro-girl Jenny, during her
natural Life.
Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Son William Jarvis of
Norwalk in Connecticut Twenty pounds Current Money of New
York, to be paid by my Son Abraham out of his Dividend of my
Estate as is hereafter mentioned, and also my wearing apparell
and Great Bible.
Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Son Samuel Jarvis of
Norwalk in Connecticut Ten Pounds cur* money of New York, to
be paid by my Son Stephen out of his Dividend of my Estate here
after mentioned.
Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Son Stephen Jarvis now of
Huntington, to him and to his Heirs and Assigns forever, all my
Lands on the South side of the Long Hollow in the East Neck, and
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIRST GENERATION. 15
also my field commonly called the Orchard field, and Likewise my
Negro boy called George, He being oblidged hereby to pay to my
Son Samuel Jarvis of Norwalk &c Ten Pounds Cur* Money of
New York, Before mentioned as the Condition of this Bequest.
Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Son Abraham Jarvis now
of Huntington all the Remaining part of my Land that I bought
of Ebenezer Blachly and of Benjamin Boyls with the buildings
thereon erected &c And also all the Lands I had a Right to before
those purchases on the North Side of the Long Hollow afores d As
Likewise my Negro Boy named Dick These and every of these
Particulars I Give and Bequeath to my Son Abraham and to his
Heirs and assigns for ever, He being obliged to pay to my Son
William Jarvis of Norwalk &c twenty Pounds Cur* Money of New
York before mentioned as the Condition of this Bequest And also
upon the same Condition 1 give and Bequeath unto my Son Abra-
ham my Team, Tooles, Utensills and Tackling for Husbandry.
Item. I give and Bequeath unto my Sons Stephen and Abra-
ham Before Mentioned to them and to their heirs and assigns for-
ever all my Meadow and right of Meadow at South and all my
Right in y e undivided Lands in y e Township of Huntington to be
equally divided between them, And to my Son Stephen to his
heirs and assigns for ever five and twenty acres of Land Laid out
in the New Purchase.
Item. I give and Bequeath to my daughter Mary Seymour of
Norwalk in Connecticut Ten Pounds Current Money of New York
to be made and paid out of my Moveable Estate, And also my
Negro Girl Jenny, Only it is my Will and Pleasure that my
Beloved Wife should have her so Long as my Wife Lives. And
if my Daughter Mary should Dye before my Wife, Then and in
such case I give and Bequeath s d Negro Girl Jenny to my Son
William afores d to him and his heirs and assigns for ever. And
that this my Last Will and Testament might be duly Executed
and . Performed I hereby Constitute make and ordain my Beloved
Esther Jarvis and my Son Abraham Jarvis Executors' of this my
Last Will and Testament And I do hereby utterly Disallowe,
Revoke and Disanul all and every other Former Testaments, Wills,
Legacies bequests and Executors by me in any ways before named,
Willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no
other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I
have hereunto sett my hand and Seal the day and year first above
written. William Jarvis (SS)
16
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SECOND GENERATION.
Signed, Sealed, Published, pronounced and Declared by the
S d William Jar vis as his Last Will and Testament in presence of
the Subscribers;
Daniel Kelley.
Hezekiah Smith.
E. Pume.
GENERATION,
No. Name. Born. Died.
Capt.Sam.Jarvis, Oct. 5,1698 Sept. 27, 1779
12 Naomi Brush, Mch. 19, 1701 May 3, 1756
11 children.
13 Samuel/ Dec. 27, 1720 Feb. 25, 1783
14 Elizabeth,
15 John,
16 Esther,
17 Stephen,
18 Isaac,
19 Naomi,
20 Nathan,
21 Abraham,
22 Polly,
23 Hezekiah,
Married or Remarks.
From Huntington,L.I.
Of Cold Spring, L. I.
Dec. 18, 1741. Buried
inTrm.ch.-yd.,N.Y.
Dec.
Jan.
Aug.
Dec.
Feb.
Mch.
Feb.
May
May
July
27,
23,
18,
25,
16,
15,
2,
5,
3,
17,
1722
1725
1727
1729
1733
1736
1737
1739
1742
1746
Aug.
July
April
May
April
April
17,
20,
15,
3,
4,
4,
1730
1778
1820
1820
1813
1746
1838
Nathan Willson.
Feb. 6, 1756.
N. Willson, Norwalk.
Jan. 2, 1757.
May 25, 1766.
Oct. 9, 1767.
Stephen Jarvis,
1700
24 Susannah.
11 children.
25 Deborah, Mch. 27, 1726
26 Isaac, Sept. 24, 1727
27 Esther, Feb. 6, 1731
28 Louisa, April 29, 1733
Feb. 4, 1755, Hezekiah
Weeks.
1 Samuel Jarvis bought homestead, barn, and shed, Jan. 11, 1744r-5, of
Nathan Finch. He and three sons (Munson, William, and John) were
Loyalists, and were seized at the commencement of the Revolutionary
War by British soldiers, in the month of August, on a clear night, and
taken to Long Island in an open boat, to a family named Coles, where
they were treated kindly.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION.
17
No. Name.
29 Sarah,
30 Stephen,
31 Thomas,
32 Austin,
33 John,
34 Ruth,
35 Mary,
Born.
Feb. 24, 1734
Oct. 10, 1735
June 4, 1736
Sept. 25, 1737
1741
Aug. 14, 1748
Feb. 27, 1757
Died.
Married or Remarks.
1807
10.
Abraham Jarvis,
36 Lavinia Rogers,
6 children.
37 Lavinia, May
38 Milison,
39 Elizabeth,
40 Samuel,
41 Abraham,
42 Ichabod,
2d wile.
43 Hannah Conklin,
1702
9, 1736
1738
1740
1742
1746
1748
July 30, 1801
Feb. 26, 1734.
July 31, 1760.
3D GENERATION.
IS.
No. Name. Born. Died.
Samuel Jarvis,' Dec. 27, 1720 Feb. 25, 1783
44 Martha Seymour, 1726 Dec. 1, 1803
11 children.
45 Munson, 2 Oct. 11, 1742 Oct. 7, 1825
46 Samuel, 3 July 4, 1745 Oct. 9, 1838
47 Polly, Feb. 21, 1747 May, 1826
4,- Martha,
49 Sarah,
50 John, 4
51 Seymour,
52 William,
Dec. 27, 1748
1784
Nov. 28, 1750 Aug. 14, 1807
Oct. 11, 1752 Feb. 11, 1845
Sept. 8, 1754 May 26, 1761
Sept. 11, 1756 Aug. 13, 1817
Married or Remarks.
Dec. 18, 1741.
Of Norwalk.
Oct. 21, 1771.
June 18, 1763.
Mr. King died in Hali-
fax.
Mr. Munday.
Died in York, U. C.
1 Town Clerk of Stamford, Conn., from 1760 to 1775.
2 Went to St. John, New Brunswick, 1783, and died there. Was
grantee of that city, 1792; member of vestry of Episcopal Church; and
later, Assemblyman.
< Married a daughter of Lewis Marvin, and lived and died in Stamford.
4 Went to Kingston, N. B. Had one child, Harriet, who died in St.
John, N. B., Nov., 1874.
3
18
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION.
No, Name. Bora. Died. Married or Remarks.
53 Hannah, Sept. 27, 1758 April 23, 1829 Dr. John Ingersoll.
Died in New York.
54 Lavinia, Oct. 5, 1761 Oct. 26, 1841
55 Seymour, Dec. 22, 1765 Oct. 4, 1843
"The Jarvis family, for several years, was quite numerous, and
has always and in all respects been highly respectable; but as their
affections were with their king, rather than with his rebellious sub-
jects, it seemed necessary that they should be sent over the lines.
Capt. Samuel Lockwood of Greenwich, was appointed to execute
the order, which he did with the ready zeal of a revolutionary
patriot, and of course his officiousness alienated the two families,
as no loyal Jarvis could endure thenceforth one of the notoriously
rebellious Lockwood tribe." Huntingtorfs History of Stamford.
Oct. 16, 1751.
Died in Poundridge,
N. Y.
Sept. 4, 1774. 1785.
May 22, 1794.
Steph. Whitney.
Lost at sea. Com.
British Army.
Com. Brit. Army.
Dr. Seth Miller.
Feb. 6, 1756.
Lt. Cavalry So. (Jar.
Oct. 20, 1758 May 23, 1839 Dec. 7, 1780. Died
in Toronto, U. C.
50
John Jarvis,
Cath. Raymond,
11 children.
Jan.
Apr.
23,
13,
1725
1727
Aug.
Jan.
17,
23,
1778
1811
57
58
John,
Samuel,
June
Dec.
18,
28,
1753
1754
July
Dec.
24,
11,
1824
1795
59
GO
<;t
Stephen,
Esther,
Catharine, l
Apr.
Sept,
Oct.
4,
4,
15,
1758
1759
1760
Apr.
Jan.
21,
23,
1822
1811
02
08
Henry,
James,
Apr.
Jan.
10,
3,
1762
1764
Nov.
1783
04
05
William,
Hannah,
May
Feb.
19,
28,
1766
1768
Mch.
16,
1796
00
07
Sands,
Jesse,
Feb.
Nov.
21,
8,
1770
1772
Apr.
Jan.
1,
6,
1844
1822
IT'.
08
Stephen Jarvis,
Rachel Starr,
Dec.
25,
1729
1733
July
20,
1820
1824
8 Children,
09
Stephen,
Nov.
6,
1756
Apr.
12,
1840
70 Samuel,
71 Mary,
72 Rachel,
73 Ahig-ail,
74 Betsey,
75 Eli,
76 Hannah,
Nov. 20, 1760 Sept. 26, 1845
Oct. 12, 1762 Feb. 27, 1846
Aug. 16, 1764 Jan. 22, 1810 Jan.
Aug. 11, 1766 May 30, 1813
May 23, 1768 May 14, 1854
June 14, 1774 Died in inf 'cy
7, 1783.
1791.
1 Married Jos. Fayerweather. 3 sons, Philander, Stephen, and Henry.
B
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION.
19
No. Name.
Nathan Jarvis, 1
77 Ann Kellogg,
8 Children,
78 Ann,
79 Betsey,
80 Mary!
81 Samuel,
82 William,
88 Nathan,
84 Esther,
85 Hannah,
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Feb. 2, 1737 April 15, 1820 Jan. 1757.
1738 July 21, 1802 Buried in St. Paul's
churchyard, N. Y.
Oct. 5, 1758
Sept. 10, 1761 Oct. 1827
Jan. 11, 1765
Sept. 16, 1768 June 10, 1852
Jan. 12, 1771 Apr. 2, 1847
Jan. 19, 1773 Aug. 16, 1862
Aug. 27, 1775
Feb. 25, 1780
Jesse Betts.
1798.
1802.
Samuel White.
1813
1801
Abraham Jarvis, May 5, 1739 May
86 Ann Farmar, 2 Nov.
2 Children.
87 Samuel Farmar, Sept. 14, 1779 1779
88 Sam'l Farmar 2d, Jan. 20, 1786 Mar. 26 ; 1851
2d wife.
Lucy Lewis, s
ABRAHAM JARVIS.
May 25, 1766.
See Appendix S.
July 4, 1806.
[The following sketch of the life of Bishop Jarvis was written for this
work by the Rt. Rev. John Williams, D.D., Bishop of Connecticut,]
Abraham Jarvis was born at Norwalk, Conn., May 5 (O.S.), 1739.
His father, who conformed to the Church of England, had removed
thither from Huntington, L. I., some two years before the future
bishop's birth. He was, therefore, from the beginning, trained
under the influences of that Church to the highest office in which
he was, in time, to be called.
His early studies were pursued at Stamford, under the charge
of the Rev. Noah Welles, the Congregational minister of the town,
who was a noted instructor in his day. From Stamford he passed
to Yale College, where he was graduated in 1761.
1 "1781, April. A committee of four, appointed under an Act of
General Assembly, and the Selectmen of Norwalk, found twenty-four men
inimical to the country ; among them, Thomas Hanford, Nathan Jarvis,
etc." HalVa History of Norwalk.
2 Ann, buried in B. Peck's vault in Trinity Ch. Yd. , N. Y.
:J Lucy, buried in Burlington, New Jersey.
20 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION.
Just at this time the parish at Middletown was vacant by the
removal of the Rev. Ichabod Camp, and Mr. Jarvis was invited to
officiate as a lay reader. He is spoken of by Dr. Johnson, in a
letter to the Venerable Society, as " a promising candidate." In
those days the small-pox was regarded with a terror which it is
difficult for us, to-day, to comprehend, and it strikes us strangely
to learn that Mr. Jarvis went to Elizabethtown, N. J., to be inocu-
lated. The step led, however, to his residing for some time in the
family of the distinguished Dr. Chandler. Dr. Chandler's home
could hardly fail to be a marked center of Church life and move-
ment, and the advantages to the young candidate of his sojourn
there must have been very great.
In the autumn of 1763, in company with Bela Hubbard, who
had studied under Dr. Johnson, he sailed for England, to obtain
Holy Orders. This companionship laid the foundation of an
intimacy which ended only when Dr. Hubbard was called to his
rest in 1812, whither, in about five months, his life-long friend
followed him. "Together," says Dr. Beardsley, "they went forth
on the voyage to England for Holy Orders; together they had
walked in the House of God as brothers, and in death they were
scarcely divided." Mr. Jarvis reached London in January, 1764;.
but " the Bishop of London being very infirm, he received Deacon's
Orders from Dr. Keppel, Bishop of Exeter, February 5, 1764,
and Priest's Orders from Dr. Lyttleton, Bishop of Carlisle, in
St. James's, Westminster, on the 19th of the same month. He
left England on the 20th of April, arrived at Boston in June, and
on the 1st of August following was settled as rector of Christ
Church, Middletown, on a salary of seventy pounds sterling per
annum" No addition was made to this stipend by the Venerable
Society for many years; not, indeed, until, in 1773, the Rev. Dr.
Learning, in behalf of the Convention in Connecticut, wrote to the
authorities desiring them "to order one-half of the salary formerly
given the late Mr. Lamson, at Fairfield, to Mr. Jarvis, at Middle-
town." The outbreak of the Revolution must have soon interfered
with the payment of this well-earned stipend, and made his other
means of subsistence fearfully precarious.
Meantime, on the 25th of May, 1766, the young priest had
married Ann, the eldest daughter of Samuel Farmar, a merchant
of New York. Two children were the issue of this marriage.
One died in infancy. The other was the Rev. Samuel Farmar
Jarvis, who was truly "a doctor of the Church."
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION. 21
How long, or in what precise form, Mr. Jarvis continued to
officiate publicly in his church after the war broke out, it is difficult
to say. After July 4, 1776, the clergy could not use the ordered
service without incurring the extremest danger. Accordingly, on
the 23d of that month, in a Convention at New Haven, where
Mr. Jarvis presided, it " was resolved to suspend the public exer-
cise of ministerial functions." After this, no churches were kept
open in Connecticut for some time, except those within the cure of
the Rev. John Beach of Newtown. It is certain, however, that
before April, 1781. Mr. Jarvis had begun public services at Middle-
town, and that the prayers for the King and Royal Family were
not read by him. For, in April of that year, St. James's parish
in New London (which several years before had ejected its min-
ister for refusing to pray for Congress and the States of America),
voted to authorize the wardens u to call on some Rev. gentleman
to officiate in the Church of St. James, as Rev. Mr. Jarvis or
Mr. Hubbard does." In 1780, Mr. Jarvis was invited to the
charge of St. John's, Providence, R. I., but he preferred to remain
with his people, and declined the offer.
At the meeting of the clergy of Connecticut held in Woodbury,
in the last week in March, 1783, when ten clergymen undertook
the "venture of faith" involved in the attempt to secure the
Episcopate for this western world, Mr. Jarvis acted as Secretary;
and to him was entrusted the charge of preparing the various
documents which the occasion required. Many of those still
remain to attest the ability of their writer; and they, with others
of a like character, confirm the testimony of the venerable pres-
byter who lived to be the last link that connected the clergy of
Connecticut with its first Bishop the Rev. Dr. Burhans that
"he had an uncommon tact at public business, and in a talent at
drafting petitions, memorials, etc., had few, if any, superiors."
With Mr. Jarvis, also, Bishop Seabury put himself in communica-
tion as soon as he had reached this country in 1785; and the
admirable address with which the clergy of the diocese welcomed
their Bishop at Middletown, in August of that year, was mainly,
if not entirely, the work of their secretary.
In 1787 it seemed so doubtful to the clergy of Connecticut
whether a separation between the Church in New England and in
the other States could be averted, that steps were taken to secure
for New England a " canonical number of Bishops of the Scottish
line " At a Convention held in Wallingford on the 27th of Feb-
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION.
ruary in that year, Mr. Jarvis was appointed to proceed to Scotland
for consecration. Happily, the necessity was averted, and the
proposed measure never passed beyond its incipient stage.
In 1796 Bishop Seabury died, and at the Convention of the
Diocese in May, Mr. Jarvis was elected his successor. This elec-
tion he declined. When, however, at the adjourned Annual
Convention in 1797, the election was renewed, with a unanimous
vote of both clergy and laity, it was accepted, and Dr. Jarvis (the
Doctorate having been conferred on him by Yale College, at the
previous Commencement) was consecrated in Trinity Church, New
Haven, October 18, 1797, by Bishop White, assisted by Bishops
Provost and Bass. A special convention had been summoned for
the occasion, at which, immediately after the act of consecration
was completed, the new Bishop received and replied to an address
of recognition, and afterwards delivered his first charge.
The Bishop remained in Middletown till the autumn of 1799,
when he removed to Cheshire (where he had already placed his
son in the academy), and built himself a house. Here the shadow
of death fell upon his home in the loss of his excellent and amiable
wife, who died November 4, 1801. So that when his son was
ready to begin his collegiate course in 1803, he removed to New
Haven, where his home continued to be for the remainder of his
life. "On the 4th of July, 1806, he was married in Trinity
Church, New York, to Mrs. Lucy Lewis, widow of Nathaniel
Lewis of Philadelphia, a lady of great excellence, who contributed
much to the comfort of his declining years."
Bishop Jarvis's Episcopate covered a period of a little less than
sixteen years, and extended through the time when the Church
was experiencing the trials of her deepest depression. Her extreme
depression did not immediately follow the war of the Revolution,
but is to be looked for in the earlier years of the present century,
when the generation which had clung to her in and after the revo-
lutionary troubles were passing away, and few came to take their,
places. To administer the Episcopate amid such discouragements
must have been no small trial. Moreover, the disturbances
fomented by an unworthy and unscrupulous clergyman embar-
rassed Bishop Jarvis's administration, alienated some of his clergy,
and embittered his life. His address to his Convention, in 1807,
emphasizes his just sense of wrong, and shows how deeply "the
iron had entered into his soul." Physical infirmity, also, rendered
the labor of visitation a burden, and sometimes entirely shut him
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION. 23
out from undertaking it. Under God, however, he carried his
Diocese safely through the period of discouragement and trial,
though he lived only to see the first beams of that brighter day
which, after 1811, began to dawn upon the Church. The accurate
historian of the Diocese of Connecticut says of him, "Thoroughly
versed in the history of the Church, her constitution and govern-
ment, her doctrines and liturgy, he was so far forth fitted to be a
wise counselor and guide; and his few published writings bear
marks not only of his opposition to all needless innovations, but of
his undeviating advocacy of apostolic order and primitive usage."
Though this is not the place for a history of the Episcopate of
Bishop Jarvis, it may not be improper to say that he ordained
thirty -three deacons and twenty-eight priests; consecrated eleven
churches; and confirmed, at least, three thousand and sixty-eight
persons.
At the Convention in June, 1812, the Bishop spoke of his death
as an event that could not be "far distant," and of "the increasing
uncertainty of meeting " them again, as he met them then. His
words were prophetic, and he never presided in Convention again.
On the 3d of May, 1813, at his residence in New Haven, after a
short but severe illness, he rested from his labors, having nearly
completed his seventy-fourth year. "The day previous to his
death, he received the Lord's Supper with great apparent devotion,
and his departure was marked by the utmost tranquility, like
gently falling asleep."
"He was buried," says Dr. Beardsley, "in the public cemetery,
then recently opened ; but upon the erection of the present Trinity
Church in that city, his remains were disinterred, and deposited
beneath the chancel of this edifice which he had hoped to see
erected. His son, and only surviving child the Rev. Samuel
Farmar Jarvis whom he had advanced to the priesthood about
two years before his death, was permitted to honor his memory
by placing over his dust a mural monument of chaste design and
exquisite workmanship, with a Latin inscription reciting his eccle-
siastical dignity and position, and his own filial and affectionate
sorrow."
This inscription may properly conclude this brief biographical
sketch.
24 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION.
A ft
SVB. ALTAR!. SITAE. SVNT.
MORTALES. EXVVIAE.
ADMODVM. IN. DEO. REVEREND!. PATRIS.
ABRAHAM!. IARVIS. S.T.D.
ECCLESIAE. CONNECTICVTENSIS.
EPISCOPI. SECVNDI.
QVI. NATVS.
ill. NON. MAIL EX. KAL. IVL.
ANN. CIDIOCC. XXXIX.
ANNOS. LXXnI. PROPE.
VIXIT.
QVOR. XV. MENS. Vl DIEB. Xml.
EX. CATHEDRA. EPISCOPAL!.
GREGEM. CHRI8TI. PAVIT.
OBIIT.
V NON. MAIL EX. KAL. GREG.
ANN. SALVTIS. ClOlOCCC. xnl.
PARIETI. HVIVSCE. TEMPLI.
QVOD. VT. EXTRVCTVM. ADSPICERET.
EHEV. NON. OCVLIS. MORTALIBVS.
MAGNOPERE. SPERABAT.
IN. MEMORIAM.
PRAESVLIS. VENERATISSIMI.
PATRISQVE. OPTIMI. ET. B. D. S. M. 1
HOC. MARMOR. ADFIGEND. CVRAV.
FILIVS. LVGENS. 2
1 [BENE. DE. SE. MERIT!.]
2 The inscription may be freely translated thus :
Under the altar are placed
the mortal remains of the
Right Reverend Father in God,
Abraham Jarvis, Doctor of Divinity,
Second Bishop of the Church in Connecticut,
who being born the 5th of May, 1739,
lived nearly seventy-four years ;
of which, fifteen years, seven months and
fifteen days, he fed the flock of Christ
from the Episcopal chair.
He died the 3d of May, 1813.
On the wall of this church,
which he earnestly hoped to see erected
alas not with mortal eyes,
a mourning son
has caused this marble to be affixed
in memory
of the most revered prelate, and of the
most excellent father who merits his gratitude.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION.
No.
Name.
Born.
Died
Married or Remarks
Hezekiah Jarvis, 1 July 17,
1746
Apr.
4;
1838
Oct. 9, 1767.
89
Mary Nash,
June,
1748
Mch.
26,
1778
5 Children.
90
Noah,
July
22,
1768
Aug.
11,
1842
Mch. 17, 1791.
91
Abraham,
Mch.
26,
1770
Dec.
13,
1776
92
Elijah,
Mch.
18,
1772
Oct.
5,
1801
93
Stephen,
Nov.
13,
1774
Oct.
26,
1825
Oct. 20, 1803.
94 James,
Sept.
16,
1776
Nov.
23,
1777
2d wife.
95
Sarah Nash nee
Whitney.
8 Children.
96
Samuel,
Oct.
9,
1779
Oct.
29,
1857
Sept. 2, 1804.
97
Abram,
Aug.
23,
1781
Oct.
15,
1801
98
Sarah,
Apr.
18,
1783
July
3,
1858
99
Charles,
Mch.
28,
1785
Nov.
5,
1846
Apr. 12, 1808.
100
Lavinia,
Oct.
31,
1788
Apr.
11,
1876
101
Amelia,
Nov.
27,
1790
Oct.
12,
1874
102 Mary,
May
13,
1793
103
William,
Feb.
29,
1796
Oct.
3,
1871
Dec. 22, 1825.
HEZEKIAH JARVIS.
Was a brother of Bishop Abraham Jarvis, and possessed, in an
eminent degree, the traits of this distinguished man. In every
relation of life, he was the sincere and devoted Christian gentle-
man. He had a fine and discriminating mind and an excellent
memory; a man of much reading, he was a ready reasoner, a
pleasant and cheerful companion. He lived to a patriarchal age,
seeing the children of the third, and even the fourth, generation.
One of his great-grandchildren thus describes her first visit to
him. She was in her fourteenth year, and she expected to see
the old gentleman feeble and decrepit, sitting in the corner in a
comfortable easy chair, when, on passing into the house, she saw,
instead, an elderly man descending a ladder from a peach tree in
the front yard, with basket in hand, coming to greet her, which
he did with the greatest cordiality.
Her next visit to him was when she was a mothej, taking her
own child with her. This was his great-great-grandson, and she
1 Hezekiah Jarvis bought from John Betts, Samuel Gibbs, and Wm.
St. John, on the 10th Dec., 1794, for 250, two acres of land, dwelling-
house and barn, situate in Norwalk, on the east side of the road, near the
Episcopal Church. Bounded westerly and northerly by highway ; easterly
by Hezekiah Jarvis's land, and southerly by John Betts's land.
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26 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM THIRD GENERATION
found the same simple-minded, dignified old gentleman as on her
first visit.
The following incident is quite interesting. The next morning,
as the venerable man entered the parlor, he saw, seated in his own
chair, the little child, with his own spectacles on his nose, with
newspaper in hand, maintaining a gravity that seemed to appre-
ciate the affected dignity of his position. The good old man
approached the little one, and putting his hands upon his head,
invoked a blessing which, by its fervor and beauty, touched all
present. It was a benediction that has ever seemed to remain
with the child as a sainted charm, as on leaving, the old gentleman
gave the child a Prayer Book in which he wrote his name, being,
at the time, in his ninety-second year. This was their final meeting.
Another incident, related by a grandson, shows the influence of
the piety and simple dignity of this venerable man upon his youth-
ful mind. On a visit to his grandfather, in his early childhood,
he knelt for the first time at evening prayer with his aged kinsman,
and was deeply impressed with the fervor and solemnity of that
family devotion; and again, at the breakfast table, when the Divine
blessing was invoked upon the morning repast, so vivid was the
impression upon the mind of the grandson that both the family
prayer and the very words of the morning grace have been the
models of his own devotions through his later life.
Of his life and influence in the Church, Dr. Mead, his personal
friend and pastor, thus speaks: "He was a devoted and honored
member of the Church, having been elected to office in the same,
April 6, 1781, and continued to be so elected for a period of fifty-
four years, thirty of which he was elected and served as warden.
At Easter, 1835, he declined a re-election, on account of his
advanced age, and thus ended his long term of usefulness as an
officer of the Church."
"Mr. Jarvis was well-informed in history, the doctrines and
usages of the Holy Catholic Church, and brought up his family
thoroughly instructed in, and devoutly attached to it. One of his
sons, the Rev. William Jarvis, a graduate of Union College, entered
the ministry of the Church, and was a useful and exemplary clergy-
man. Mr. Jarvis was genial in manners, hospitable in practice,
and inflexible in principle. He was a man who supported, through
a long life, a high reputation for humility, integrity, and that
Christian amiability which is the noblest ornament of redeemed
humanity."
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Miss MARY JARVIS,
The only surviving daughter of the late Hezekiah Jarvis of Nor-
walk, Connecticut, is now in the eighty-fifth year of her age. She is
petite in stature, gracefully formed, with an expressive and beauti-
ful face, and is, in short, a sort of diamond edition of a volume
containing all the virtues of the better class of her sex. Unfortu-
nately, she has been blind for the last nine or ten years, but not-
withstanding all that, she has never been idle. Busily employed
with her needle, she has, during those years of optical eclipse, pieced,
fashioned, and finished over 150 bedquilts for the poor and needy,
and still, at this advanced age, her hands are constantly employed
in well doing. She is pleasant, cheeerful, and interesting in con-
versation, and her heart ever turns to the sunny side of human
nature, and she is never so happy as when she feels that she has done
something to alleviate human suffering. It may be well and truly
said of her : " She stretcheth out her hand to the poor, yea, she
reacheth forth her hands to the needy."
No. Name.
Austin Jarvis,
5 Children.
104 Mary,
105 Daniel,
106 Isaac,
107 Nostraml,
108 Deborah,
Born.
Sept. 25, 1737
May 28, 1758
Mch. 29, 1760
May 30, 1762
July 2, 1765
Oct. 9, 1768
Died.
Married or Remarks.
John Jarvis,
109 Naomi Bunce,
3 Children.
110 John,
111 Stephen,
112 Hannah.
Abraham Jarvis,
1st wife.
113 Jer'a Chichester,
2d wife.
114 Margaret,
8 Children.
33.
1741
1781
1783
1746
1807
May 21, 1772.
1875 Oct. 22, 1803. Keturah
Oaks of Cow Harbor.
1813
June 10, 1768.
Mch. 6, 1770.
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
No. Name.
115 Lavinia,
116 Jacob,
117 Elizabeth,
118 Jesse,
119 Ebenezer,
120 Keziah,
121 Sarah,
122 Margaret.
Ichabod Jarvis,
123 Phebe Bunce,
10 Children.
124 Israel,
125 Benjamin,
126 Abigail,
127 Charlotte,
128 Keturah,
129 Hannah,
130 Mehitabel,
131 Sarah,
132 Levinah,
133 Ruth,
Born.
Dec. 22, 1772
Sept. 18, 1774
Apr. 2, 1777
Mch. 17, 1779
May. 16, 1782
Died.
1830
1858
1859
1833
1748 July 30, 1801
Married or Remarks.
Elkanah Bunce.
Dec. 22, 1810.
bert Fleet.
Gil-
Died in Connecticut.
May 1, 1813, to
Enoch Smith.
Jan. 15, 1792, to
Elkanah Bunce.
Feb. 16, 1814 to
Jarvis Dennis.
4TH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
Munson Jarvis, Oct. 11, 1742
134 Mary Arnold,
4 Children.
135 Ralph Munson, Dec. 27, 1776
136 Mary.
137 William, 1787
138 Edward, 1788
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Oct. 7, 1825 See Appendix T.
Nov. 3, 1853
Apr. 30, 1856
May 9, 1852
MUNSON JARVIS
Was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and died at St. John, N. B. ;
he was an influential citizen, and was a Member of the Provincial
Assembly. He removed to New Brunswick in 1783, the same
year that his father, Samuel Jarvis, died in New York. He was
persecuted for his loyalty, and was one of the three sons, who, with
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FOURTH GENERATION. 29
their father, were sent over the lines by the patriots of Stamford.
It is difficult at this distance of time, to realize the sufferings and
hardships of our ancestors, who, with conscientious zeal, espoused
different sides in the fearful struggles of the Revolution. He was
a grantee of real estate of the city of St. John in 1792, and was a
vestryman of the Episcopal Church of that city.
The following is an extract from a letter of Munson Jarvis, dated
at St. John, N. B., July 3, 1788, to Dr. Samuel Peters, London.
... I made one great mistake in politics, for which reason, I never
intend to make so great a blunder again. . . . Although we poor tories
(as they were pleased to call us), mourn our sad fate, and undoubtedly
shall during this generation, and look upon it, the late rebellion, as one of
the blackest scenes of iniquity that ever was transacted. We have fought
a good fight (temporal), if we have not overcome the thirteen United States,
yet we overcome one of the great (I won't say good) allies, the devil and all
his works. Henceforth there is laid up a crown of righteousness for us
which will not fade, and our last end shall be peace for evermore.
I am, Reverend Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Samuel Jarvis, July 4, 1745 Oct. 9, 1838 Oct. 21, 1771.
139 Eliza'th Marvin, June 13, 1842
3 Children.
140 Polly Martha
Marvin, Dec. 29, 1772 May 7, 1796,
Birdsey Peters.
141 Sally Burrill, Nov. 4, 1774 , Sept. 16, 1792,
Albert Rikerman.
142 Henr'taDobson, Apr. 28, 1785
Extract from a letter of Harriet Dobson Jarvis. to the Rev. Dr.
Samuel Peters of London, England, dated Stamford, Conn., Feb.
28, 1802.
..." Sister Patty (Polly), has had the good fortune of drawing two thou-
sand dollars in the Episcopal Academy Lottery, of this State. I do not
know whether she has yet heard the pleasing intelligence."
Polly Jarvis, 1 Feb. 21, 1747 May 1826 June 18, 1763.
143 Tyler Dibble,
4 Children.
1 Polly Jarvis died in New Brunswick. Her husband, Capt. Dibble, was
an attorney -at-law in Stamford, when the war opened, and he espoused the
32 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
JOHN JARVIS
Was born June 18, 1753. He was the son of John Jarvis, who
was born January 23, 1725, and who died Aug. 17, 1778.
Both father and son were born under the British flag, and
retained their love and allegiance for the mother country while
they lived. The son held the position of Commissary-General in
the British army during the Revolution, and was, for a long period,
stationed on Governor's Island, in the Bay of New York. In stat-
ure he was large and portly, his manners courteous, and his nature
kindly and genial. He was a fine scholar, his language fluent and
easy, and his compositions in prose and verse interesting. His pen-
manship was the round old English hand, and almost equal to cop-
per-plate engraving.
In the year 1777, when the Royalists were sorely pressed by the
Insurgents, being insulted daily, and reviled by both neighbors
and friends, Mr. Jarvis resorted to verse to calm his disturbed
heart and feelings. An original hymn of his composition, which
has been set to music by his grandson, Dr. William Jarvis Wet-
more, will be found on the following page.
After the Revolution, he was sent to Nova Scotia, where he
remained three years, and was then, by an edict from the first
President, returned to the United States, and to his home in Nor-
walk, Conn., where he died.
He was twice married, his second wife being Elizabeth Boulte.
She was a shrewd woman, full of energy and mother wit, as the
following anecdote will show. Mr. Jarvis was granted a short fur-
lough to visit his wife at Norwalk, and he had carefully and cau-
tiously made his way from his boat to the door of his dwelling,
when he was seen by some straggling soldiers, and made prisoner.
He was so near his house, he begged to be permitted to see his
wife, and get a change of linen before being taken into the Amer-
ican lines. It was granted, and the wife, apparently overcome with
grief, requested them to let her see him privately for a few mo-
ments before his departure. They entered a room, and she no
sooner closed the door, than she fell to berating him with all
sorts of abuse for his allegiance to the King, which was music to the
ears of his captors. After a time, and feeling that the husband had
been lashed long enough by the wife, they rapped at the door,
asking for their prisoner. They only found a quiet woman and
an open window, through which the bird had flown, and, by that
time, was well out of harm's way. In speaking of his two wives,
Be Calm, My Soul!
Words by
9/ARVIS. (1775)
Andante cantabile.
1 91 it sic by
\WM.
, M.D.
^
F
1. Be- calm, my soul, no more la-ment At for - tune's ad - verse
2. When, Heaven this mass of earth de-forms, And clouds ob- scure the
iz'JU^UJt-ja
gale;
skies-.
f fT-.V v * " f P F^f
IVjrn siglis or tears re-store content? Can grief o'er ills pre- vail?
The fi.v'd foundation braves the storm, Its boist'rons rage de-fies.
J.-J
p
s.
Bi/ faith, no fi.red the virtuous mind
Of sacred stores possessed;
ftiw-N /mrf nof __ calm, resigned,
Hope cheers the patient breast.
4.
By Irojtifr inspired , still may t view
Each joyless day retire:
May fortune's frowns my pride subdue,
And damp each warm desire.
5.
So, shall I in affliction's school
With cart each lesson gain:
Instructed, learn each painful rule,
Each precept sound retain.
6.
Then shall no guilty, impious deed,
My innocence destroy;
But wisdom teach, and virtue lead
To happiness and joy.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 33
he said they were both good enough for any man, but his Boulte
wife was the most ingenious tactician and strategist, as by her wit
he had been saved from imprisonment, and, perhaps, death.
CHARLES JAMES ANSON JARVIS
Was the second son of John Jarvis, and a soldier in the war of
1812. As Lieutenant Jarvis, he figured prominently in the battles
of Bridgewater, Lundy's Lane, and Chippewa. He was a thorough
soldier, and, as he used to say, enjoyed a battle as he did a ball-
room.
When the war was over, and the soldiers were returning to
their homes, Lieut. Jarvis took up his line of march with the rest.
On his way, and almost in a direct line towards his father's home,
lived Dr. T. S. Wetmore, who had married his sister Elizabeth.
He therefore decided to make her the first visit. In the town of
Winchester, Connecticut, where she dwelt, were a great number
of the old Revolutionary heroes. No sooner had he arrived than
the old fellows got wind of it, and they were desirous of gathering
together on a certain evening and fighting their old battles over
again.
The doctor gave out a general invitation, and the old fellows
answered to the call as if a trumpet had summoned them to arms.
There was old Uncle Moses Hatch, tough as a maple knot and
hardy as an oak; old Uncle Richard Coit, as brave as he was
blasphemous; old Mr. Cone, one of the heroes of Bunker Hill,
with many others of about the same stripe. Among them was a
gentleman by the name of Coe, one of the very few surviving
members of St. Clair's defeat, during the French war. He was a
grave, solemn-looking man, but with an iron will and constitution.
He looked like an old Roman in his stern dignity.
The hours flew by as the old soldiers told over their battles and
hair-breadth escapes, when Coe suddenly asked Jarvis if he had
ever been engaged with the Indians if he had ever seen them in
war-paint and feathers, or had ever heard the terrible -war whoop
on the field of battle. Jarvis, knowing of the cruelty of the
Indian, and having been an eye-witness of his barbarism, endeav-
ored to avoid talking of the red devils, as he called them, until
Coe, feeling somewhat annoyed at his silence, rallied him by tell-
ing him "he didn't believe he had ever seen an Indian. 1 ' Jarvis
seemed to take it good-naturedly, when, after a time, he rose
unobservedly, and walking quietly around behind Coe, sounded,
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34 DESCENDANTS OF "WILLIAM - FOURTH GENERATION.
with all his force, the terrible war-whoop in his ear, when Coe
sprang from his chair, and, but for Jarvis catching him in his
arms, would have fainted and fallen to the floor. Coe soon recov-
ered, gave Jarvis his hand, and said: "Ah, Jarvis, you have been
among the Indians!"
Lieut. Jarvis subsequently went to the South, and on the visit
of La Fayette to this country, was leader of a military band. He
composed a Quick Step in honor of the general, and it was exten-
sively and universally popular throughout the Southern Stites.
He was a splendid figure of a man, tall, large, and portly, with a
military bearing and manner; one of the most genial of men, and
prince of good fellows.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Samuel Jarvis, Dec. 28, 1754 Dec. 11, 1795 Sept. 4, 1774.
177 Elizabeth Swift, Oct. 19, 1760 May 16, 1825
2 children.
178 Launcelot, Feb. 19, 1775 Dec. 26, 1853 June 23, 1803.
179 Rebecca,
2d wife.
180 Lady Frances
Sophia Ligon-
ier Sprattin, Dec. 17, 1790 Dec. 13, 1785.
2 children.
181 Sir Samuel Ray-
mond, Feb. 26, 1786 Dec. 7, 1868
182 Wm. Paxton, June 26, 1788
SAMUEL JARVIS
Was born December 28, 1754. At the time of the Revolutionary
War, he was a thorough Loyalist, and was evidently a man of
influence and importance. His power must have been felt through-
out the town and county where he resided, or he would not have
been so hunted and persecuted. He was arrested and thrown into
jail in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, where he suffered all sorts
of indignities and privations. While in prison, he wrote a poem
which describes his experience during these troublesome times.
He finally broke jail, but although out of his confinement, he
was hunted like an outlaw, and obliged to hide in a cave to avoid
his pursuers and persecutors.
Mr. Jarvis was twice married, his first wife being Miss Elizabeth
Swift.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 35
It is recorded that while standing at his door, in conversation
with his brother, they were both shot at by parties opposed to
them, when they both left for New York, and entered the British
army, John as Commissary, and Samuel under Sir Patterson.
Driven from his home and family, he naturally drifted with the
British army. At the close of the war, he went to England, as
private secretary to Sir Guy Carleton, as 'he could not remain on
American soil.
On his arrival in England, his interests being identified with the
mother country, he looked upon it as his future home. Here he
married Lady Frances Sophia Ligonier Sprattin. The ceremony
took place in St. Luke's Parish, Chelsea, December 13, 1785,
Thomas Ripley, Curate, officiating.
Mr. Jarvis died in London, December 11, 1795,- and was buried
in All Saints' Church, Fulham, by the side of the Duke of York.
50.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Stephen Jarvis, Apr. 4, 1758 Apr. 21, 1822 May 22, 1794.
183 Han'h Stebbins, May 22, 1763, Oct. 4, 1818
"2 children.
184 Nancy, Mch. 3, 1795 Aug. 1, 1877 Jan. 23, 1820.
185 Fanny Fayer-
weather, Oct. 4, 1799 Mch. 3, 1826 Aug. 20, 1823.
OS.
Henry Jarvis, Apr. 10, 1762 1840 Of Ridgefield.
186 Ann Jarvis, Oct. 5, 1758
8 children.
187 Philo,
188 Sally,
189 Lucretia, 1850
190 Alfred,
191 Henrietta, 1851
192 Hetty,
193 James, Feb. 2, 1784 May 24, 1870 1807.
194 Henry,
00.
Sands Jarvis, Feb. 21, 1770 Apr. 1, 1844
195 Sarah Fancher,
8 children.
196 Delanccv,
197 Rodney, . July 1, 1796 Feb. 25, 1830.
198 Selecta, Mch. 17, 1797 Sept. 25, 1814.
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
No. Name.
199 James Grant,
200 Catharine,
201 William,
202 Seth,
203 Stephen,
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Dec. 4, 1799 Jan. 22, 1821.
Newman.
Milan, Ohio.
Oct. 11, 1805 Sept. 23, 1859 Dec. 4, 1828.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Merchant.
Jesse Jarvis,
Nov. 8, 1772
Jan. 6, 1822
204 Margaret P.
Russell,
May 1, 1770
Mch. 9, 1849
5 children.
205 Julia,
June 30, 1799
206 Jay,
Sept. 2, 1801
June 23, 1860
207 Jane,
Feb. 6, 1804
Apr. 8, 1875
208 Jeanette,
June 13, 1807
Sept. 30, 1875
209 Catharine,
Jan. 26, 1813
GO.
Stephen Jarvis, Nov. 6, 1756 Apr. 12, 1840 Appendices L and T.
210 Amelia Glover, Aug. 28, 1756 Dec. 2, 1819
6 children.
1874 Rev. Dr. Phillips.
1852
Jan. 23, 1867 July 16, 1809.
211 Elizab'h Han'h, May 9, 1784
212 Freder'k Starr, Aug. 4, 1786
213 Franc's Amelia, Mar. 22, 1787
214 Rachel Isabella, Oct. 27, 1794
215 George Stephen
Benjamin, Apr. 21, 1797 Apr. 15, 1878 Dec. 6, 1821.
216 Wm. Botsford, May 4, 1799 July 26, 1864
COLONEL STEPHEN JARVIS.
The subject of this memoir was born November 6, 1756, in Dan-
bury, Conn. His father, Stephen Jarvis, was a farmer whose fam-
ily was among the first in town. Young Stephen, in his early
youth, was ambitious to obtain a classical education, but was opposed
in this by his father, who limited him to the rudiments of an
English education, acquired in a common school. At twelve years
of age. he was taken from school and put to work on the farm.
He continued thus employed until the Revolution. His father and
family were loyalists, and subject to great annoyance from the
patriots. About this time, young Stephen became much attached
to a young lady whose name was Glover, and whom he afterwards
married. This engagement was violently opposed by his father,
and led to an open rupture between the father and son. Immedi-
ately after the battle of Bunker Hill, 1775, a draft of militia was
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 37
made to garrison New York. Young Jarvis was drafted, and
though a true loyalist, he determined to join the company to avoid
the harsh treatment of his father. The resolve caused his father
to relent somewhat, and he tried in vain to induce his son to allow
a substitute, but finding him inflexible, he gave him some money
and a horse upon his leaving for New York.
The company was detained in New York but a short time, and
Stephen returned home, when a partial reconciliation took place
between him and his father involving a breaking off his engagement
with Miss Glover.
The condition was soon violated, and the attachment between him
and the object of his affections was only strengthened by parental
oppression.
Soon after the capture of New York, another draft was made,
and young Jarvis, though drafted, refused to join the company,
and to avoid the ill treatment of his father, and the persecutions
which resulted from his loyalty, he made his escape from Danbury,
and fled across the Sound in a canoe, to Long Island, and went on
board a British sloop lying at Huntington. Before leaving home
on this occasion, he had signalized his loyalty in company with
another tory, by conveying a band of troops under command of
Gov. Try on, to destroy a large quantity of the supplies in Danbury,
valued at $80,000.! He soon found his way to New York, and
joined the British army as a Sergeant, with the promise of a com-
mission. In this subordinate position he distinguished himself,
and took an active part in many skirmishes, perilous excursions
and battles in and around New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylva-
nia. He was ambitious to deserve by his gallant conduct, the prom-
ised commission, which was delated, for a long time, to his great
vexation. His company was quartered at Richmond, S. I., during
the winter of 1780, and he was one of the expedition fitted out to
capture General Washington at his headquarters on the Hudson.
Failing in this, the party returned to Bull's Head, and thence to
Staten Island. Soon afterwards the regiment embarked for
Charleston, S. C., and, after the surrender of Charleston, in May,
1780, the regiment returned to New York, and again took up quar-
ters at Richmond, Staten Island.
Soon afterwards, an expedition was fitted out for Virginia, under
the command of General Leslie, and Jarvis was detailed as Quarter-
master in a troop of the 1 7th Light Dragoons. They put in at Nor-
i See Sketch 255.
38 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
folk, but soon sailed to Charleston. While at Charleston, he was
made a Lieutenant of a company of Dragoons, under the command
of Colonel Campbell. During this campaign, he was in many
perilous adventures and battles, and always deported himself with
signal gallantry and bravery. Towards the end of 1782, the regi-
ment was ordered to St. Augustine, Florida, to garrison that place,
and remained there till peace was declared in 1783. Tn April, of
that year, he obtained leave of absence to visit New York, where
he arrived in May. Obtaining permission from Lord Howe, he
went to Danbury, where he arrived on 20th May, and was heartily
received by his friends and relatives. His father now became rec-
onciled to his marriage with the lady of his choice, and arrange-
ments were soon made for the wedding, but the prejudice against
him as a loyalist ran so high that he was again subjected to great
annoyance, and threatened with personal violence, in consequence
of which, his marriage was celebrated in private, in the presence
of a few friends. He was compelled to leave for New York, where
his wife shortly after joined him. His pre-eminence as a loyalist ren-
dered his stay in New York uncomfortable, and he soon resolved
to join his regiment. His father came to New York and returned
home with his wife, and he soon set sail for St. Augustine, where
his stay was short, for the British troops, under the treaty of peace,
soon . evacuated that place, and in October, 1783, sailed for Halifax.
His regiment was soon disbanded, and he returned to New York,
where he arrived on the day the British army left that city. Lieu-
tenant Jarvis made up his mind to return to Halifax to reside, and
immediately applied to General Washington for a permit to go into
the country to visit his friends. General Washington received
him kindly, but could not give him the permit, as he had resigned
his commission; he however gave the young officer directions how
to accomplish his object. After a few days delay in New York, he
supplied himself with a stock of tea and sugar for the winter, and
left for Reading, Conn., where he met his wife in the family of his
Brother, and with her proceeded to Danbury, where they spent the
winter in quiet. Early in the spring of 1784, he was again sub-
jected to personal annoyance, and threatened with violence. He
remained in Danbury, however, till his wife recovered from her
confinement. Leaving his wife and infant daughter with his father,
he sailed for St. John, and thence to Fredericton, where he pur-
chased some land, and made arrangements for building a house
for his future residence in the coming spring. He soon returned
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 39
to St. John, and spent some time with his uncle (Munson Jarvis),
who was engaged in business as a hardware merchant. He not
long afterwards sailed for Connecticut in a vessel belonging to his
uncle, and landing at Stamford, immediately hired a horse, and the
same day set off to join his wife and child, whom he found at
Newtown. After a short visit with his relatives and friends at
Danbury, he went with his family to Reading and took up his win-
ter quarters with his brother.
Early in the spring of 1785, he left Reading, and on 15th June,
with his family, landed at Fredericton with only one-half guinea in
his purse, and one year's half pay to draw for his current expenses.
At St. John, he purchased a small stock of goods from his uncle,
which he took to Fredericton. His house was not yet built, and
himself, wife, and child suffered great privations till October, when
he got into his new house. He resided in this place from 1785 to
1809, and during this long residence he held successively the com-
mission of Captain, Major of Brigade, Deputy Adjutant-General,
and Lieutenant Colonel, besides the office of Post-master. He was
prosperous in his business, and acquired considerable real estate,
but met with some heavy losses. In 1807 an engagement took place
between a British vessel and the United States ship a Chesapeake."
which threatened a rupture between the two governments. Colo-
nel Jarvis immediately tendered his services incase of necessity,
which were thankfully received and accepted, but when the militia
was called out, another officer was placed in command. This slight
so exasperated Colonel Jarvis, that he determined to leave the
Province and move to Upper Canada. For this purpose he visited
that Province, and decided to settle at York. He at once returned
to New Brunswick, and commenced arranging his business prepar-
atory to removal. His friends at first were opposed to this step,
but, finally, consented, and, leaving Fredericton on 30th June, 1809,
after a long and weary journey, stopping at Quebec and Montreal,
arrived at York on the 28th August. On his way, he left his
youngest daughter at Quebec, where she married Major Maule, oi
the 104th regiment. At Montreal he purchased supplies for house-
keeping. A t York he engaged in a public office at 1 00 per annum,
until he could get a location of 1,200 acres of Government lands
for himself, and four hundred acres for his oldest son. The pur-
chase of his house and furniture, and fees for locating his lands
exhausted all his ready money, and his half pay and small salary
of 100 were all the means of support until the war of 1812, when
40 DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
the Americans invaded Canada. During the war he supported his
family upon these sources of income, and some commissions which
he received for the management of estates of non-residents.
He was again appointed Adjutant-General of the militia, and
served until York was captured by the United States troops and
he was taken prisoner. After the capture of York, he retired from
his military duty, and engaged in business as a commission broker,
and was successful in his new avocation. Having acquired a
capital of 500, he purchased goods in Montreal and commenced
business in Toronto as a merchant; but the peace of 1815 found
him in possession of a large stock, upon which the depreciation
was so great that he was obliged to sell all his real estate to pay
off his debts, and he was again reduced to his half-pay for the
support of his family. Upon the retirement of Governor Gore,
Colonel Smith succeeded him as Administrator of the Government,
who gave his old friend, Colonel Jarvis, the Registry Office of the
Home District, with 150 per annum; which, with the salary of
his youngest son (150) made his annual income 300, and
enabled him to provide a comfortable house and lot, and he and
his son lived together till 1825, when, at the age of 69, his health
failed him, and it became necessary that he should change his
mode of life. He therefore offered to resign his office in favor of
his son. This was objected to, but with the consent of the govern-
ment, his son effected an exchange of offices with the High Sheriff.
to whom Colonel Jarvis resigned his office as Registrar, and his
son, William Botsford Jarvis, became High Sheriff. At the
advanced age of 70, Colonel Jarvis retired from active life, and, in
the enjoyment of good health, lived among his children till his
death at Toronto -in 1840, aged 84 years.
Colonel Jarvis was possessed of a noble nature, genial disposi-
tion, and elegant manners. True to his convictions, he was firm
and decided in his intercourse among men. As a soldier he was
generous and brave, and in all the thrilling incidents of his long
and eventful life, he never stooped to evasive or dishonorable con-
duct. Though sometimes impulsive, his religious convictions were
firmly settled, and exerted a controlling influence over all his
actions. [See Sketch 90.]
T'O.
No. Name. Born. Died. Mai'riecl or Remarks.
Samuel Jarvis, Oct. 20, 1758 May 23, 1839 Dec. 7, 1780.
217 Abigail Sanford.
8 children.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
41
No.
Name.
Born.
Died.
218 Samuel,
219 Abigail,
July 28, 1782 June 22, 1851 Twins.
July 28, 1782 Mch. 12, 1868
220 Benj. Sturges, April 13, 1784 Dec. 24, 1840
221 Eli Starr,
222 Henry,
223 Sarah,
224 Wm. Augustus, Dec. 19, 1793
225 Amelia, Mch. 2, 1796 Nov. 6, 1871
Jan. 23, 1786
April 26, 1788 Mch. 19, 1842
Aug. 24, 1791
Married or Kemarke.
Mch. 11, 1811.
Mary Jarvis,
Nov.
20,
1760
Sept.
26,
1845
226
John Rider,
Mch.
28,
1761
Jan.
15,
1833
9 children.
227
John,
Dec.
2,
1784
Sept.
26,
1849
228
Mary (Polly),
Sept.
21,
1786
Feb.
5,
1861-
229
Stephen,
Nov.
1,
1788
Sept.
1864
230
Rachel,
Sept.
11,
1790
June
14,
1865
231
Ralph,
July
11,
1793
Aug.
27,
1841
232
George,
June
9,
1796
Oct.
1843
233
Wm. Harvey,
I Aug.
4,
1798
Oct.
11,
1854 Twins.
234
Hannah,
f Aug.
4,
1798
June
1868
235
Charles,
Jan.
24
1801
Nov.
1870
Rachel Jarvis, Oct. 12, 1762 Feb. 27, 1846
236 Sol. Hitchcock, 1 Sept. 14, 1877 Buried Sharon, Ct.
Abigail Jarvis,
237 Francis Knapp,
10 children.
Aug. 16, 1764 Jan. 22, 1810 January, 1783.
1765 Jan. 11, 1834
238
William Jarvis, Oct.
5,
1783
Dec.
16,
1821
Lydia Davey, Gt. Bar-
rington, Mass.
239
Fanny,
Sept.
7,
1785
Oct.
27,
1807
240
Comfort Starr,
Oct.
18,
1787.
July
27,
1865
Dec. 25, 1810; Oct. 23,
1816.
241
Emma,
Oct.
20,
1789
Feb.
19,
1814
Cook Taylor. '
242
Amelia,
April
6,
1792
1812.
243
Rebecca,
Aug.
11,
1794
Jan.
26,
1819
Pynchon of Great Bar-
rington, Mass.
244
Evelina,
.June
11,
1797
July
25,
1829
Quigley of Cleveland,
Ohio.
245
Abigail J., 8
Aug.
30,
1800
1 Had a step daughter (Sarah), who married Rev. Geo. B. Andrews, D.D.,
an Episcopal clergyman. He died at Wappinger Falls.
3 Abigail married Geo. Hawes of North Canaan, depot agent at Housa-
tonic, Mass. Had two children, Stephen Starr and Sarah Maria.
6
42
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Jan. 24, 1803 Jan. 14, 1875 April 16, 1834, to A. A.
Curtis. J
247 Harriet Lowndes, Aug.27,1805 Chas. Lewis of No. Ca-
naan. No children.
1791
Born Danvers, Mass.
No. Name.
246 George F.,
Betsey Jarvis, 2 Aug. 11, 1766 May 30, 1813
248 Jed.Wellman,Jr.,3Dec.ll,1762 Feb. 3, 1858
5 children.
Aug. 5, 1793 July 22, 1870 April 13, 1817.
1795 1825
1799
1804 In infancy.
1804 1835
249 Wm. Watson,
250 Caroline,
251 Betsey Ann,
252 Twin brother,
253 Frederick,
Eli Jarvis, May 23, 1768 May 14, 1854
254 Polly Bull, Sept. 12, 1771 Dec. 15, 1828
9 children.
255 Adaline Ursula, 4 Feb. 9, 1800
256 Mary Amelia, June 26, 1801 May 4, 1842
257 William Bull, Oct. 13, 1802 Oct. 31, 1871
Nov. 3, 1822.
Drowned in Gulf Mex-
ico, off Rio Grande.
258 Julia Ann,
259 Julia Ann 2d,
Mch. 26, 1803
April 13, 1806
Sept. 8, 1804
Sarah Lawson of Po'-
keepsie. One dau.
John Barlow. Had 2
sons, William Henry
and Geo. Jarvis.
1 Had two sons, T. S. and Geo. Francis.
2 Betsey died in New York, and was buried in St. Paul's churchyard
near the northwest corner of the church.
3 He married for his second wife the widow of Wooster Camp of Brook-
field, Conn. She died in 1839. He died at his daughter's (Mrs. Camp) at
Marietta, Jackson Co., Michigan, Feb. 3, 1858, aged 95 years, 1 month, and
20 days.
4 Adaline married Zachariah Day Fuller of Kent. Her second husband
was Frederick Mesick. Has one daughter, Mary Ingraham Fuller.
We extract the following interesting anecdote of Revolutionary times,
from a letter written by Mrs. Mesick, who says that she has often heard
her father relate it : " On the day before the British came into Danbury,
my father, who was then but ten years old, yoked the oxen before the
cart and took the family and all valuables to a place called the Boggs,
five miles out on a small farm belonging to my grandfather, and thereby
escaped the horrors which those who remained witnessed. There were a
number of houses burned, but they did not disturb my grandfather, except
to steal his saddle arid break a looking-glass. They called him a Tory.
The Episcopal church was filled with pork and provisions, and set on fire,
and the grease ran in the street like water." [See sketch 69.]
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
43
No. Name. Born.
260 Phil'rRobinson/Oct. 31, 1808
261 Stephen Starr, Dec. 25, 1811
262 Sarah Hitchcock, Jan. 8, 1813
263 Infant, Dec. 17, 1816
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Nov. 24, 1835-.
Betsey Jarvis,
264 Jacob Osborn,
8 children.
265 Lewis,
266 Frederick,
267 Maria,
268 William,
269 Charles,
270 Geo. Oglevie,
271 George,
272 Eliza Ann,
Sept. 10, 1761 Oct. 1827
Sept, 20, 1757 Oct. 13, 1814
Jan. 26, 1783
Sept. 12, 1785 Aug. 30, 1803
May 26, 1788 Mch. 28, 1867 Mch.24,1811,toEscck
Kellogg.
June 9,1790 1867 Aprils, 1814, to Jemi-
ma Kellogg.
Aug. 17, 1792 Mch. 18, 1869 May, 1816; Apr., 1829.
Feb. 23, 1795 Mch. 3, 1796
Nov. 21, 1797 Jan. 10, 1798
April 26, 1802
Jacob Dauchy.
Sept. 16, 1764 June 10, 1852
Dec. 3, 1866
1798.
1800
1802
1804
1806
1808
1611
1813
1818
Samuel Jarvis,
273 Percey Ranny,
8 children.
274 Julia Ann.
275 Hannah.
276 Ann Eliza,
277 Mary,
278 Angelina,
279 Augusta,
280 Willet,
281 Harriet Amelia,
William Jarvis, Jan. 12, 1771 April 2, 1847
282 Marg.ElliotAmos, Apr. 2, 1793 June 20, 1868
7 children.
283 Jane Mercer, Feb. 25, 1818 Feb. 10, 1846
284 Geo. William, July 17, 1819
285 Charles Mercer, June 14, 1821 Sept. 20, 1822
286 Mary Elizabeth, Dec. 22, 1824
287 Walter Scott, Mch. 14, 1827
1 Married Maria B - . Had one son, Homer Sturtevant. His second
wife was Eliza Crosley. Had one daughter, Maria Eliza.
In infancy.
Mch. 27, 1855 1837, Dr. Wright.
Mch. 29, 1856,to Dud-
ley Chapman.
Dec. 12, 1833.
Mch. 13, 1866 1844.
1838.
Anna Hiles.
Aug. 27, 1869 1841, to Dr. S. Han-
nahs.
44 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FOURTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
288 Margaret Emma, Feb. 7, 1829
289 Anna, Dec. 6, 1832 Mch. 14, 1833
Nathan Jarvis, Jan. 19, 1773 Aug. 16, 1862 1802.
290 Bets'y Sandford, Nov. 25, 1782 Sept 1864
11 children.
291 Fred'k Sandford, Nov. 25, 1803 Sept., 1835, to Nancy
Hubbard.
292 Mary Ann, Oct. 6, 1805 Nov. 2, 1830, to Sam'l
Church.
293 Elizabeth, Sept, 11, 1807 Apr. 20, 1832, to Sol.
C. Taylor.
294 Jane Maria, Nov. 28, 1808 Oct. 16, 1867
295' William Henry, June 6, 1810 Aug. 12, 1813
296 Esther Lucretia, Feb. 4, 1813 Dec. 30, 1838, to Wm.
St. John.
297 Rachel, Jan. 29,1815 June 29,1846,to Brad-
ley O. Banks.
298 William Oliver, Nov. 28, 1816 April 25, 1847 April, 1840, to Sarah
Mitchell.
299 Catharine, Sept, 12, 1818
300 John Henry, Mch. 18, 1821
301 Charles, Aug. 19, 1826 To Margaret Baker.
Samuel Farmar
Jarvis, 1 Jan. 20,1786 Mch. 26, 1851 July 3, 1810.
302 Sarah McCurdy
Hart,- 1787 Dec. 28, 1863
6 children.
303 John Abram, Mch. 5, 1814 June 2, 1834 Midship. U. S. N.
d. in Marseilles.
304 Jeanette Hart, Aug. 16. 1816 m. O. B. Loomis.
305 Ann Christina
Farmar, Mch. 18, 1819 Dec., 1845.
306 Samuel Farmar, Aug. 6, 1823 Dec. 1823
307 Samuel Farmar,
3d, Aug. 3, 1825 Aug. 25, 1858.
308 Sarah Elizabeth
Marie Antoi-
nette, June 2, 1827 June 5, 1849.
1 Interred in -vault in Trinity church-yard, New York.
Interred in Hart plat, Saybrook, Conn.
.T.lG). LIL.JE
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 45
SAMUEL FARMAR JARVIS.
[The following sketch of the life of the Rev. Dr. Samuel Farmer Jarvis,
was written for this work by the Rt. Rev. John Williams, D.D., Bishop of
Connecticut, who was the pupil in theology of Dr. Jarvis, afterwards his
assistant in the church at Middletown, and his most intimate, loved, and
trusted friend.]
Samuel Farmar Jarvis was born at Middletown, Connecticut,
Jan. 20, 1786. He was the second and only surviving son the
youngest child of the Rt. Rev. Abraham Jarvis, the second Bishop
of Connecticut. At the time of his birth his father was rector of
Christ Church, Middletown, a position which he held from 1764 to
1799.
The early studies of Mr. Jarvis were under his father's roof and
instruction. But in 1798 he was put under the care of that distin-
guished scholar and instructor, Dr. John Bowden, at Cheshire Acad-
emy. He entered Yale College in 1802, becoming a member of
the sophomore class, and was graduated with honors in 1805.
The late Professor Silliman says of him: " I was absent in Eng-
land during most of the year that he graduated, but I have a dis-
tinct recollection of him as a superior scholar, especially in classical
literature." And a classmate, Dr. J. M. Whiton, bears similar testi-
mony. " In all the departments of learning he was highly respect-
able, but excelled most in belles-lettres. In strength of intellect
he was possibly exceeded by some in the class ; in delicacy of taste,
in incessant diligence, and patience of investigation, by none."
Most truly and entirely was " the boy the father of the man."
He was ordained to the diaconate by his father, in Trinity
Church, New Haven, March 18, 1810, and advanced to the priest-
hood in the same church, April 5, 1811. His earliest parochial
charge was St. Michael's, Bloomingdale, in the diocese of New
York; this charge was assumed by him in the same year in which
he was ordained to the priesthood, and he held it in conjunction
with the rectorship of St. James's Church which he took in 1813
till May 1819. He resigned this double cure in order .to accept a
professorship in the General Theological Seminary, then established
in the city of New York. Of his occupancy of this professorship
one has well said, " This post he occupied but a short time, but
those who sat under his instructions at that day, still bear lively
witness to his ripe scholarship, his entire devotion to the duties of
his profession, his warm sympathies with his pupils, the dignity
and gracefulness of manners which marked his intercourse with
46 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
all, and which, we may add, he never laid aside, but carried with
him to the close of his life."
In 1820 he was called to be the first rector of St. Paul's Church,
Boston, and here he remained till 1826. Up to the time of his
going to Boston, the most important of his publications were, a
sermon on the unity of the church, 1816; a letter to the chiefs of
the Onondaga Indians, 1817; and a discourse on the religion of the
Indian tribes of North America, 1819. During his residence in
Boston, he was one of the editors of the Gospel Advocate, established
in 1821. Among his many valuable contributions to this periodi-
cal, his review of Mr. Webster's oration at Plymouth deserves
especial notice. It was one of the earliest attempts to confront the
Puritan romance with the facts of history. He also published, in
1822, a sermon on regeneration, which is worthy to rank with
Waterland's Treatise on that subject.
In 1826 he resigned his rectorship, and went, with his family, to
Europe, where he remained nine years, till 1835. It was during
these years that he collected that noble library which so markedly
exhibited his extensive learning, and thorough knowledge of books.
The writer of this sketch well remembers the eager delight with
w T hich the late Chancellor Kent, on one occasion, looked over its
stores, and the pleasure he expressed on taking into his hands the
copy of the Theodosian Code, used by Gibbon in writing his great
history.
Dr. Jarvis for that title had been deservedly conferred on him
by the University of Pennsylvania in 1819 gave most of his time
in Europe to study "with a view of qualifying himself more per-
fectly for works which he had projected for the benefit of the
Church."
This did not, however, withdraw him from ministerial duty when
the opportunity for it came. He officiated in public services and
pastoral work in different places. And from one congregation,
especially, he received as a testimony to his faithful care, a beauti-
fully wrought paten and chalice, which are now in the possession
of his son.
Six years of his stay abroad were spent in Italy; and from his
habits of careful and systematic observation, and the opportunities
of acquaintance and intercourse with scholars and ecclesiastics, they
led to- a thorough and intelligent comprehension of the social and
religious condition of the continent of Europe. No man of his own
time was, few men of any time have been, better informed than
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 47
he was in all matters relating to the practical working of the Roman
Church.
Returning to his native country in 1835, he at once assumed the
position of professor of Oriental Literature in Trinity College; add-
ing to the duties of his professorship the care of two or three stu-
dents in theology. A sermon on Christian Unity, preached before
the Board of Missions in 1836, and an address to the citizens of
Hartford on Birthday of Linnaeus, in the same year, were his prin-
cipal publications during his tenure of office in Trinity College.
He was, however, especially in the researches connected with the
elaborate and valuable notes to the sermon above mentioned, con-
tinuing his careful and thorough preparation for his proposed his-
torical work.
In 1837, he resigned his professorship, and became rector of
Christ Church in his native town, and in the same year received
from Trinity College the degree of LL.D. In 1838, he was
appointed by the General Convention, historiographer of the Church,
and began to bring his previous and preparatory labors into actual
shape. He was, however, so thoroughly conscientious, and enter-
tained so high a sense of what an author owes to his readers, that
he could not work rapidly. One who knew him intimately says:
" I once' ventured to expostulate with him on the immense labor he
went through with in reverifying references. But his reply was,
that a writer was bound, at whatever expense of time and exertion,
not only to avoid second-hand references, but also to insure abso-
lute correctness. It was a conscience with him." Such pains-
taking honesty, which spares no labor and shrinks from no burden,
is not, perhaps, popularly esteemed in our day, but it will always
receive the reverent honor of the " fit audience though few/'
"Dr. Jarvis felt that in writing the history of the Church, two
points demanded his first attention: one, to trace the development
of the Plan of Redemption previous to the Nativity of Christ; and
then to ascertain the exact dates of His Birth and Death." He
turned his attention first to the second of these topics, arid his labors
resulted in A Chronological Introduction to the History of the
Church, published in 1845. Whether the conclusions of this work
are or are not accepted, no one can fail to recognize the amount of
laborious research and the extended learning which it exhibits.
It has been said that when, on its reception in the mother country,
the question was asked, at Oxford, " Who shall review it? " one
who had been examining it replied, " There are but two men in
England who are capable of reviewing it."
48 DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
Several years before the publication of this volume in 1842
Dr. Jarvis had resigned the rectorship of the parish in Middletown.
He spoke of "domestic calamities r ' as the chief cause of his
resignation. Of these no more need here be said though so
much could be said than that in the investigation which grew
out of them, the truly high-minded and honorable chairman of the
investigating committee declared that "he had never known a
public man pass through such an ordeal so perfectly unscathed."
His release from parochial charge did not, however, leave
Dr. Jarvis free to prosecute his historical labors without interrup-
tion. There were calls made upon him in various directions, and
those calls involved loss of time in answering them.
He was a trustee of Trinity College, and of the General Theo-
logical Seminary; secretary and treasurer of the Christian Knowl-
edge Society; a member and secretary of the Standing Com-
mittee of Connecticut; and a deputy from that Diocese to the
General Conventions of 1844, 1847, and 1850.
Then, his easiness of access, and the readiness with which he
responded to all calls upon his time and pen, led to many other
interruptions of his labors. " Now he was called off to write a
book or a pamphlet on the Roman controversy; now to prepare a
sermon on some specially important topic; and continually to reply
to letters asking advice or information, in doing which he was
obliged to enter on laborious researches, and to sum up results in
an elaborate way." During the period now under review, besides
sermons printed in this country and in England, he published
Discourses on Prophecy, with an Appendix, being a refutation of
Millerism, 1843; No Union with Rome, 1843; an edition of
Dr. Hartwell Home's Mariolatry, 1844; A Synoptical Table of
Egyptian and Sacred History, 1846; The Colonies of Heaven, a
Convention Sermon, 1846; A Reply to Milner's -End of Contro-
versy, 1847; and A Voice from Connecticut, occasioned by the
late Pastoral Letter of the Bishop of North Carolina, 1849. And
all this while his great work was going on, so that Vol. I of his
proposed History The Church of the Redeemed was published
in 1850.
Nor was this all. Scarcely "had he resigned his charge in
Middletown when he began to do missionary duty at a small sta-
tion which he himself established in the neighborhood. This he
continued to serve, with only interruptions occasioned by his neces-
sary absences, till within a few months of his death. For some
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 49
years, he usually walked the distance between his home and this
station several miles undeterred by weather or any other cause."
This life of untiring industry and conscientious labor went on,
with no continuous interruption but that of a visit to England in
1844, until 1850. In the autumn of that year, symptoms of dis-
ease began to manifest themselves. No treatment succeeded in
removing them, and he died at Middletown, March 26, 1851.
One who was his pupil, and who was honored with his friend-
ship, has written words which shall close this brief sketch of a
useful, faithful, and honored life.
"As a preacher, Dr. Jarvis was remarkable for the clear and
elegant style in which he set forth weighty truths. Few men ever
wrote purer English. None ever put more matter into their ser-
mons. His manner in the pulpit was grave and dignified. He
used but little gesture, though the tones of his voice were earnest
and solemn.
"Any one meeting Dr. Jarvis, in any company, would mark him
at once as an ecclesiastic and a scholar, and would be attracted by
his courteous and even courtly bearing. Intercourse and famil-
iarity presented him as one of the most transparent and guileless
of men. And notwithstanding the bitter trials through which he
passed, and the harsh lessons which he learned of the danger of
relying on anything human, he retained these characteristics to the
last. ' I would rather,' he once said in a letter to me, 'be deceived
every hour of every day, than to live in such a state of suspicion
and distrust of everybody as does.' It was honest sincerity of
heart and purpose, anticipating that in others of which it was con-
scious in itself, and this was accompanied with a most complete
submission to and faith in the will and wisdom of God. I had
once written to him to the effect that he seemed to have attained
entire trust in God's overruling care. ' Not entire,' was his reply,
' for then I should not only be submissive, but should not even feel
anxious: this I have not reached.'
" It was my privilege to be with him almost constantly during
the closing scenes of his life, and they have left with me a memory
which can never pass away. Such details are too sacred to be
lightly touched for every eye, or spoken in every ear. The last
Communion, when his children and his pupils knelt around his
bed, and when every -word of prayer and praise came full from
his wasted lips, was a service from which it seemed hard to come
back to the ordinary things of life. And it was easy here, as at
7
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
all other times, to see his hopes and comforts were found only in
the Merits and the Blood of Him whose servant and minister he
was."
Dr. Jarvis was married, July 3, 1810, to Sarah McCurdy,
daughter of Elisha Hart, Esq., of Saybrook. Six children were
the issue of this marriage.
00.
No. Name.
Noah Jarvis, *
310 Elizabeth White
9 children.
311 Elizabeth,
312 Huldah,
313 James,
314 LeGrand,
315 Julia Ann,
Born.
July 22, 1768
Dec. 12, 1770
Mch. 8, 1792
Apr. 9, 1794
Apr. 21, 1796
June 17, 1797
Dec. 14, 1799
Died. Married or Remarks.
Aug. 11, 1842 Mch. 17, 1791.
July 15, 1840
Mch. 28, 1811.
Sept. 18, 1827 May 18, 1816.
Feb. 3, 1844
Apr. 9, 1825
Mch. 19, 1878
Mch. 2, 1869.
Thomas Besant.
316 Mary Esther, Sept. 2, 1802
317 Elijah Albert, Oct. 6, 1804
318 George, Sept. 5, 1808
319 Chas. Abraham, Oct. 26, 1810
Jan. 24, 1861
June 5, 1864
Jan. 7, 1835
Nov. 22, 1866
NOAH JARVIS
Was born in Norwalk, Conn., July 22, 1768.
His noble qualities of mind and heart, conspicuous in his domes-
tic relations, could only be realized by an inmate of his family.
In that charmed circle he was ever the kind and devoted husband,
the affectionate father, the guide and protector of his children,
beloved and venerated by them all. Of a cheerful and genial dis-
position, the youngest child could approach him, assured of his
parental kindness and sympathy, while his pure example and
unaffected dignity of deportment suppressed all undue familiarity.
Gifted with fine conversational powers, he had a keen sense of
wit and humor, and was the very soul of that innocent conviviality
that sheds such a cheerful influence and lustre over the endear-
ments of home. Although dignified in his manner, affable and
courteous to an eminent degree, he enjoyed a joke immensely.
He was a true-hearted American, and loved the land of his birth,
the glorious land of Washington. His cousin, Colonel Stephen
Jarvis, was a staunch Royalist, and after seven years' service in the
King's army, had taken up his residence in Canada. They fre-
1 See Sketch No. 69.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 51
quently met, but never without an interchange of sentiment in
regard to country and political preference. Their criminations and
recriminations were as good-natured as they were earnest, and the
laugh around the domestic circle was loud and hearty at the
rattling remarks and jokes made at the expense of each other.
About the year 1820, the Colonel visited his "rebel" cousin,
Noah, and they had a very interesting time; but notwithstanding
all this happiness at again meeting each other, the old subject was
revived and the wordy feud went on with the same earnestness
and good nature as ever.
It was in the early morning, the old topic in the ascendant, when
Noah, anticipating the ring of the breakfast-bell, asked the Colonel
if he ever took a morning bitter. The Colonel replied' that he did
occasionally, but not as a regular thing. He would, however, on
this particular occasion be gratified to join his cousin in a friendly
libation. Noah led him into his parlor, where he had, hanging
between the windows, elegantly framed and in large, bold type,
"THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE." He pointed it out to the
Colonel, saying as he did so, " There, my royal cousin, I think, is
a dram bitter enough for you." The Colonel looked at it, retorting
good-naturedly, "Ha! ha! that's it, is it, you rebel?" The dram
was, indeed, bitter enough for the palate of his royal cousin.
Again, in the summer of 1824, the Colonel, still alive to his old
and darling subject, wrote to his " rebel " cousin a letter, in which
he said in a bold hand, "This is the birthday of my royal master,
King George the Third," giving the date, also, of the reign of his
regal majesty, and adding some very laudatory remarks of the
ruling monarch. Noah waited to reply until the following 25th of
November, when he wrote to his royalist cousin as follows: "This
is the return of that glorious day when the infernal lobster-backs
left this city and country, thank God, never to return!" And
thus went on this pleasant warfare until 1840, when the good old
Colonel "was gathered to his fathers."
It is indeed pleasant to review the character of such a man as
the subject of our present memoir, a man so universally beloved
and respected, one who, through the changing scenes of a busy
life, and fluctuations of trade and commercial interests, never
varied from the strictest rules of honesty and integrity. He was
a man of fine literary attainments and cultivated taste, and enjoyed
the society of men of culture and refinement. He was a sincere
and faithful friend, ever ready to help the deserving.
52 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FOURTH GENERATION.
Soon after he became a resident of New York, lie was the
trustee, friend, and adviser of the Patroon of Albany, General
Stephen Van Rensselaer, and managed his large estate, scattered
throughout the different wards of the city. He also took charge
of other estates, among which were those of Gov. Morgan Lewis,
and the Hon. Robert Kennedy of England.
About the year 1811 he received the appointment of Collector
of Assessments, and held the office 17 years. He collected millions
of money with such fidelity that, on the resignation of his office
and final adjustment of his accounts, the Board of Aldermen,
through an appointed committee, resolved to cancel the bonds that
had been given from time to time by Mr. Jarvis, stating "that
having been debited with the whole amount of every assessment
placed in his hands, he has paid over and accounted for every cent of
the same. 1 " 1 They did this to show their perfect satisfaction with his
management of public affairs and as an indorsement of his unwav-
ering integrity.
The following extract from a letter of a relative of Mr. Jarvis
is a graceful tribute of respect to his uncle: "I well remember
uncle Noah, whom I have always considered as my second father,
the best friend I ever had, and how gratified he was with the act
of the corporation regarding his bonds. I cherish a grateful
remembrance of his partial adoption of me, his starting me in
business, his judicious advice and his continued assistance until I
was able to take care of myself."
In this connection, it is pleasant to recall the sterling honesty
and integrity of his son, Charles A. Jarvis, who, in his business
relations, strongly resembled his father. Left sole executor through
the death of the two seniors, he carried out the spirit of his father's
will to the letter, never deviating through all the fluctuations of
his own business, nor touching a dollar through all the commercial
crises that were so often trying the merchant and the trader.
Indeed, by his careful management investments were more than
doubled in amount and value.
Mr. Noah Jarvis died in 1842, bequeathing to his relatives the
richest of all legacies, a good name and an unsullied reputation.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Elijah Jarvis, Men. 18, 1772 Oct. 5, 1801 j Buried in Poplar
320 Betsy Chapman, Mch. 24, 1772 Oct. 12, 1801 ( Plains, Westport, Ct.
2 children.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION. 53
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
321 Elizabeth, 1798
322 Nelson Jarvis, Aug. 15, 1800 Jan. 8, 1863 Sept. 8, 1822.
Nov. 25, 1825.
03.
Stephen Jarvis, Nov. 13, 1774 Oct. 26, 1825 Oct. 20, 1803.
323 Mary Ann
Atwater, July 14, 1779 Aug. 29, 1858
11 children.
324 George Atwater, Oct. 20, 1804 Oct. 10, 1805
325 Geo. At water, 2d,Mch. 9, 1806
326 Mary Ann, Sept. 4, 1809
327 Hezekiah Nash, Mch. 9, 1811 Oct. 19, 1814
328 Benj. Atwater, Feb. 11, 1813 Dec. 7, 1847.
329 Caroline Eliz'h, Dec. 28, 1814 Jan. 19, 1840
330 Sarah Maria, Feb. 3, 1817 Jan. 14, 1841.
331 Eunice Amelia, Jan. 24, 1819
332 Harriet Augusta, Jan. 21, 1821
333 Hez. Nash, 2d, Mch. 24, 1823 Nov. 16, 1852.
Dec. 28, 1872.
334 Stephen, Jan. 18, 1826 Aug. 18, 1826
STEPHEN JARVIS,
Son of Hezekiah Jarvis, was born in Norwalk, Connecticut,
November 13, 1774.
Early in life he removed to Cheshire, where he worked at his
trade, which was that of a carpenter and cabinet-maker.
On the 20th October, 1803, he married Mary Ann Atwater, with
whom he lived most happily during the remainder of his life, and
who bore him a numerous family of children. He was a worthy
and 'prominent man in the town, and was often chosen to places of
trust, which he filled successfully, and with unwavering fidelity.
In 1813, he purchased of the Rev. Samuel Farmar Jarvis, D.D.,
LL.D., the dwelling of the late Bishop Jarvis. In this house were
passed many pleasant years among his children, cheerful relatives,
and friends, and in this venerable dwelling the good . man sank to
rest, believing and trusting in a higher and a better life. To those
who survive, there is not only a sad, but pleasing satisfaction in
recalling the memories that cluster around this cherished old home-
stead.
Mr. Jarvis was devoted to the doctrines and services of the Epis-
copal Church, in which he was educated.
He was often a delegate to the Diocesan Convention, and was,
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for many years, Warden and Treasurer of St. Peter's Church,
Cheshire. A kind and affectionate husband and father, a firm and
steadfast friend, a wise counselor, and an honorable man, he
truly exemplified the saying, " An honest man's the noblest work
of God."
00.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Samuel Jarvis, Oct. 9, 1779 Oct. 29, 1857 Sept. 2, 1804.
335 Huldah White, July 6,1785 Feb. 5,1865
8 children.
336 Sarah Ann, June 21, 1805 May 17, 1825.
337 Mary, Sept. 14, 1808 Jan. 23, 1854 Apr. 5, 1831, to Henry
J. Sanford.
338 Elizabeth, Nov. 15, 1811 Nov. 29, 1836.
339 Catharine Amel.Apr. 1813 July 28, 1834 Sept. 1, 1833.
340 James White, 1817 July, 1819
341 Frances Huldah, Sept. 27, 1819 May, 1832
342 Harriet Rebec'a, Dec. 1,1823 Dec. 15, 1835
343 Maria, Apr. 14, 1826 June 21, 1826
SAMUEL JARVIS,
Son of the late Hezekiah Jarvis, was born Oct. 9, 1779, and died
Oct. 29, 1857. He was a man of quiet and retiring habits, but
with excellent business capacity. He was a merchant tailor, and
his store was, for many years, on the ground on which the Custom
House now stands, in Wall street, New York.
Mr. Jarvis was most exemplary in his domestic duties, a good
husband, a kind father, and a pleasant neighbor. He was a thor-
ough Episcopalian, and, for many years, a member, communicant,
and vestryman of Zion Church, New York.
OO.
Charles Jarvis, Mch. 28, 1785 Nov. 5, 1846 Apr. 12, 1808.
344 Sarah Ann Whit-
lock, May 30, 1790 July 1, 1859
6 children.
28, 1809
9, 1811 Twins.
9, 1811 Feb. 22, 1877 Apr. 18, 1830.
30, 1813 May 26, 1846.
Nov. 1, 1814 Nov. 14, 1814
1818 May 2, 1833
345 Abraham,
Jan.
346 Henry W.,
347 Henriettas.,
) Dec.
fDec.
348 William,
Jan.
349 Sarah A.,
Nov
350 Samuel,
Jum
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
55
103.
No.
Name.
Born.
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Rev.Wm.Jarvis,Feb. 29, 1796 Oct. 3, 1871 Dec. 22, 1825, by
Bishop Brownell.
351 Elizabeth Miller
Hart, June 22, 1798
9 children.
352 Elizabeth Hart, Oct.
353 Hetty Hart, Feb.
354 Richard Wm.
Hart, Nov. 30, 1829
355 Frances Amelia, July 30,1831 Mch; 1,1843
356 Frederica
Apr.
Jan.
5, 1826
28, 1828
June
Dec.
5, 1856.
5, 1867.
Augusta,
357 Mary Louisa,
358 John Samuel,
359 Wm. Kemper,
Oct. 2, 1841
3, 1833
8, 1835
May 6, 1837 July 27, 1866
Jan. 8, 1839 June 11, 1842
Sept. 26, 1855.
360 Ed. Bucking' in, June 14, 1840 June 8, 1842
REV. WILLIAM 'JARVIS
Was born at Norwalk, Connecticut, on the 29th of February, 1796,
and was the youngest and thirteenth child of Hezekiah Jarvis.
His birthday being on the 29th of February, and it being leap year.
Mr. Jarvis was eight years old before he had one of these natal
days, and had but seventeen in all. He died on the 3d of October,
1871, aged 75 years and seven months.
His mother's maiden name was Sarah Whitney, a daughter of
Mr. Whitney of Darien, who lived to be one hundred years, three
months, and three days old. His wife was over ninety at the time
of her death. The mother of Mr. Jarvis was, at the time of her
marriage with his father, a widow Nash, and he was a widower
with several children.
There are some interesting facts in regard to Mrs. Whitney, the
mother of Mrs. Jarvis, which are related by her only surviving
grandchild. After she had passed her 80th year, her eyesight
returned to her as clear and bright as in the days of her youth.
She became an Episcopalian from her own reading and research,
and was devoted to the doctrines of the Church. The Rev. Mr.
Mather, the Congregational clergyman, treated her with the greatest
kindness and respect, often loaning her his horse to ride to Stam-
ford, a distance of five miles, to enjoy the Church service.
Her first husband, not being in sympathy with the doctrines of the
Episcopal Church, sometimes refused to let her have his horse, when
56 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FOURTH GENERATION.
the energetic old lady would declare her intention to walk,
saying where duty dictated, the Lord would provide a way. And
so it often proved, for she would hardly get started before some
neighbor or friendly traveler would assist her to the place in which
her soul delighted.
Bishop Jarvis and Mr. Hezekiah Jarvis were brothers, and the
Bishop's son, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Farmar Jarvis, offered to fit his
young cousin, William, for college, who was, for some time, an
inmate of the Doctor's family, and who had decided to devote him-
self, as soon as his studies were completed, to the ministry of the
Church.
The friendship between these two cousins was deep, true, and
lasting, and when sorrow and embarrassment overtook the Doctor
in the latter part of his life, the love of his -cousin William proved
a precious boon to his wounded spirit.
Mr. Jarvis was graduated at Union College, and afterwards pur-
sued his theological studies at New Haven, Conn. In August,
1822, he was ordained deacon at Norwalk, by the late Bishop
Brownell, and, on the 5th of November of the following year, was
ordained priest, also by him, at East Haddam, at which place, and
Hebron, he ministered for some time.
While at Hebron he won the affection and friendship of Dr.
Peters, who was also Governor of the State, and this friendship
continued unabated until death separated them.
During Mr. Jarvis's ministry at Hebron, a church was erected,
which was then considered one of the handsomest rural churches in
the diocese. This church was altered and repaired only a few
months before his death, and it was a great pleasure to him to
prove to his old parishioners that he still remembered them with
affection, by presenting to the parish a font of Ohio stone, com-
memorative of his rectorship from 1821 to 1826.
Mr. Jarvis was married by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Brownell, in
December, 1825, to Miss Elizabeth Miller Hart, eldest daughter of
Major Richard William and Mrs. Elizabeth Hart of Saybrook,
Connecticut, a marriage which resulted in great and lifelong happi-
ness.
From Hebron, Mr. Jarvis removed to Chatham, now Portland,
Conn., where he continued rector of Trinity Church until disabled
by a severe bronchitis, induced by undue exercise of his voice while
suffering from whooping cough. For months he could only speak
in a whisper, and for years suffered great pain and discomfort. He
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FOURTH GENERATION. 57
was at last reluctantly compelled to give up all hope of doing official
work again, and resigned his parish.
He was succeeded by the Rev. Samuel Emery, who was, for some
time, a member of his family.
Mr. Jarvis retired from the ministry, sore as was the trial, and
devoted himself to his home and family. He was surrounded by
friends, and these, with an interesting domestic circle, made his life
cheerful and happy. There were five daughters and four sons, and
as in every picture there must be shadows, so in this beautiful and
sunny group the dark shadow of death entered, and cast a gloom
around the happy fireside. Pour of these children were swept
away almost simultaneously by that terrible scourge, scarlet fever.
Mr. Jarvis continued to reside in Portland until 1 852,* when he
removed to Middletown, where he remained until after the marriage
of his eldest daughter to Col. Samuel Colt of Hartford, Connecti-
cut, when he made that city his home.
" As a preacher, Mr. Jarvis was fervent and impressive, both his
voice and delivery being good; as a pastor, he was distinguished
for fidelity and devotion; as a friend, he was faithful and generous,
and as a husband, kind, wise, and affectionate."
In July, 1866, the family of Mr. Jarvis were again afflicted by the
death of his youngest son, John Samuel, named after his tried
friend, Gov. Peters. He had just completed his 29th year, leaving
a widow arid two young daughters.
But Mr. Jarvis's life was drawing to a close. Afflicted with a
painful disease, he often suffered intensely, but, with a trusting
faith, he resigned himself to the will of his Heavenly Father, await-
ing the hour when he should be with his loved ones who had gone
before. Conscious that his end was approaching, he bade farewell
to his beloved wife, his children and grandchildren, and to his
cherished friends, whom he had loved so long and well, and then
his spirit passed away to a bright and glorious immortality.
" So He giveth His beloved sleep." E. H. C.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Daniel Jarvis, Mch. 29, 1760 Jan. 31, 1781.
361 Deborah Rogers.
7 children.
362 Zophar.
363 Henrietta, Daniel Secard.
364 Platt.
8
58 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
365 Stephen.
366 Rhoda, 1790 1836 Isaiah Scudder.
367 Mary, Dec. 31, 1817, James
Smith.
368 Hannah, Dec. 30, 1819, Tred-
well Carl.
111.
Stephen Jarvis, 1783 1813
5 children.
369 Mehitabel.
370 Henry.
371 Edmund, 1806 1876
372 Hannah.
373 Abatha.
1 10.
Ebenez'r Jarvis, May 16, 1782 1833
6 children.
374 Moses, Oct. 16, 1806
375 Sarah, Aug. 18, 1810
376 Ebenezer, Dec. 12, 1813 Frances Hannah A.
Kelsey. lch.,Ruth.
377 lantha, 1815
378 Marietta, Feb. 14, 1819
379 Jerusha, Oct. 14, 1832
Israel Jarvis, Oct. 11, 1806.
380 Bethsheba Rogers,
Children.
381 Benjamin.
382 Mary.
383 Ichabod.
384 Israel.
385 Cynthia.
386 Jane.
STH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Ralph Munson
Jarvis, Dec;. 27, 1776 Nov. 3, 1853
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59
No. Name.
387 Caroline Leon-
ard, 1
13 children.
388 Geo. Seymour,
389 Edw. Lutw.ich,
390 Frederick,
391 Charles Ralph,
392 Henry James,
393 Caroline,
394 Mary,
395 Gust. Ratchford
396 Sarah Maria,
397 Amelia Jane,
398 Matilda,
399 Anne,
400 Elizab. Arnold,
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Oct. 24, 1782 Oct. 8, 1854
Sept. 15, 1829.
June 2, 1806
Aug. 10, 1807
Apr. 8, 1810
Dec. 27, 1811
Aug. 7, 1812
May 13, 1813
Oct. 4, 1815
, Sept. 12, 1816
Mch. 14, 1818
Jan. 1, 1820
Dec. 7, 1821
Sept. 27, 1823
Oct. 20, 1824
Sept. . 8, 1878
July 28, 1813
Cecilia Martin.
Aug. 30, 1863
Oct. 2, 1855 Sept. 1839.
Oct. 4, 1815
Feb. 22, 1867
Sept. 19, 1838
Sept. 27, 1823
June 23, 1846.
13O.
Mary Jarvis,
401 Robert Hazen,
1 child.
402 Robert Fraser, Apr. 19, 1803 Apr. 25, 1874
Col. commanding H.
M. 60th Rifle Reg't.
William Jarvis,
403 Caroline Boyd.
1 child.
404 Win. Munson, Oct.
1787 Apr. 30, 1856
9, 1838
1 Caroline Leonard was the daughter of the Hon. George Leonard of
Sussex Vale, New Brunswick. George Leonard was a direct descendant
of Henry Leonard, eldest son of Richard Leonard, Lord Dacre. Henry
Leonard came to America in 1626. Not returning before his father's
death, the title descended to his brother Francis. Thomas, son of Francis,
who succeeded to the title, was afterwards created Earl of Surrey. He
died in 1715 in Kent. Mrs. Jarvis's father settled in New Brunswick in
1783, and was much employed in public affairs. The year of his arrival,
he was appointed one of the Agents of the Government to locate lands
granted to Loyalists, and was, soon after, made a Member of the Council,
and commissioned as a Colonel in the Militia. He died at Sussex Vale in
1826, at an old age. His consort, Sarah, preceded him one year, aged 81.
Ills daughter married General Parry; and his daughter Maria married
Capt. It. H. M. Raehford, R. N. His son, Colonel Reuben Leonard of
H. M. 104th regiment, was Sheriff of the District of Niagara, and died atf
Lundy's Lane, U. C., in 1833.
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died.
Edward Jarvis, 1 1788 May 9, 1852
405 Anna Maria
Boyd,
8 children.
406 Edward, Mch. 15, 1819
407 Edw. W. Boyd, Apr. 25, 1820 July 20, 1821
408 Mary Jane, Sept. 8, 1821 Mch. 24, 1848
409 Munson, May 15, 1823
410 H. Fitz Gerald, May 20, 1825
411 W.G.Townsend,May 20, 1827 Nov. 2, 1868
412 Anna Maria, Aug. 30, 1829 Aug. 21, 1830
413 Caro. Amelia, Feb. 22, 1831
2d wife.
414 Elizabeth Gray, Sept. 6, 1847 .
2 children.
415 Edw'd Worrell, Jan. 26, 1846
416 Eliz. Harriett, Sept. 6, 1847
Married or Remarks.
Aug. 28, 1841 Apr. 20, 1817.
Apr. 20, 1819
Sept. 5, 1843.
Sept. 30, 1858.
Sept. 10, 1853.
14O.
Polly M. M. Jar-
vis,
417 John B. Peters.
9 children.
418 Mary Elizabeth,
419 Harriet Emma
Albertina,
420 Samuel Jarvis,
421 Mary Elizabeth,
422 Sally Hannah,
423 Wm. Birdsy,
424 Albert Jarvis,
425 Harr't Augusta,
426 Hugh Albert,
Dec. 29, 1772
June 26, 1797
Feb. 11, 1799
July 31, 1801
Aug. 22, 1803
1805
June 22, 1807
Dec. 1, 1808
Aug. 25, 1810
1812
May 7, 1796.
1801 Died York, U. C.
Born in U. C.
Died in New Orleans.
1811 In U. Canada.
Maria Lavinia
Jarvis, Dec. 31, 1788 May 13, 1826
427 Geo. Hamilton.
8 children.
428 Robert Jarvis, May 18, 1812
Aug. 2, 1811.
Nov. 19, 1836.
Apr. 15, 1851.
1 Edward Jarvis was formerly a member of the Council of New Bruns-
wick; was Chief Justice of Prince Edward's Island; he died at Spring
Park in that Province, in 1852, aged sixty-five years, universally respected
for his upright character as a jurist, and for the urbanity of his manners.
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No. Name. Bom. Died. Married or Remarks.
429 Cath'ine Han'h, May 23, 1814 Sept. 25, 1815
430 Samuel Askin, Aug. 17, 1817
431 Maria Lavinia, Sept. 15, 1818 May 21, 1840.
432 George, Feb. 9, 1822 1841
433 Augusta Han'h, July 17, 1824 Sept. 28, 1827
434 Catharine, Mch. 15, 1826 1842.
435 Augusta Caro., June 17, 1857.
Augusta Jarvis, Oct. 11, 1790 Mch. 21, 1848 May 5, 1812.
436 Thomas McCor-
mick.
9 children.
437 Thomas David, Feb. 14, 1813 1855 Mary Eead.
438 Chas. William, Dec. 30, 1814
439 Marg. Augusta, Nov. 16, 1816 Feb. 21, 1872
440 Hannah, Nov. 28, 1818
441 Mary Elizab'th, Oct. 19, 1821 Jan. 14, 1848.
442 William. May 24, 1823 Nov. 25, 1835
443 T. Frances, Aug. 6, 1825 1875 Sept. 17, 1855,
William Griffin.
444 Samuel Peters, Apr. 15, 1828
445 George Diehl, Oct. 4, 1836
Samuel Peters ,
Jarvis, Nov. 15, 1792 Sept. 6, 1857 Oct. 1, 1818.
446 Mary Boyles
Powell.
9 children.
447 Samuel Peters, Aug. 23, 1820 Feb. 18, 1850, Rene6
Wilson.
-448 William Dum-
mer Powell, Dec. 17, 1821 Jan. 15, 1859
449 George Murray, Apr. 13, 1824 June 23, 1846, Eliza-
beth Arnold Jarvis.
450 Ann Ellen, Oct. 30, 1825 Oct. 12, 1862 Aug. 25, 1846.
451 Emily Elizab'h, Apr. 13, 1827 June 24, 1854, Sidney
B. Farrell, R. Eng.
452 Charles Edw'd, Oct. 25, 1828 Sept. 22, 1829
453 Charlotte Aug., Apr. 1,1830 May 2,1841
454 Mary Caroline, Mch. 27, 1832
455 Charles Fred'k, June 11, 1834 Mch. 17, 1871 Mary Ann Graham.
SAMUEL PETERS JARVIS
Was educated at Cornwall, Upper Canada, by the late Dr. Stra-
chan, afterwards Bishop of Toronto. He studied law and practiced
62 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
his profession for many years; lie afterwards performed the duties
of his father's office as Secretary of the Province; was Clerk of
the Crown in Chancery, and Chief Superintendent of Indian
Affairs (an Imperial appointment). He served during the war of
1812-13-14; was present at the battles of Queenstown Heights,
Lundy's Lane, Stony Creek, and Detroit, for which latter he
received a medal and clasp; was present at the death of General
Brock, and commanded the guard who escorted the late General
Winfield Scott as a prisoner of war from Queenstown to Fort
Niagara. During the rebellion of 1837-8 he raised and com-
manded the regiment known as the Queen's Rangers; .was present
at the cutting out of the steamer Caroline at Schlosser; was Com-
mandant of the garrison at Toronto, and Judge- Advocate of the
court-martial assembled to try the American prisoner, General
Sutherland, who attempted to commit suicide while confined in the
old fort at Toronto.
Mrs. Samuel Peters Jarvis was the daughter of the late Hon.
William Dummer Powell, Chief Justice of Upper Canada, and
Speaker of the Legislative Council.
SAMUEL PETERS JARVIS, JR.,
Was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto. He studied
law in 1845, and entered the army as an Ensign in the Royal
Canadian Rifle Regiment, soon after which he exchanged into the
82d Regiment, then stationed at Halifax, N. S. ' He served in the
82d during the Indian Mutiny, 1857-9; was in temporary com-
mand of three companies of his regiment during the relief of Luck-
now by Lord Clyde; was present at the defeat of the Gwalior
Contingent at Cawnpore on 6th December, action of "Khoda-
gurge," and occupation of "Fultihghur," capture of "Bareilly,"
relief of " Shahjehanpoor " Jail, and action of "Khankeer." For
this service, he received brevet rank of Major, medal and clasps.
He was, for several years after his return to England, Adjutant of the
Staff College at Sandhurst. He retired from the service as Major
of the 82d regiment to accept the appointment as Assistant Adju-
tant-General of Militia in Canada, with the rank of Lieut. -Colonel
in the British Army. When the troubles broke out in the new
province of Manitoba, he was appointed to the command of the
Ontario Battalion, which, with the Quebec Battalion and a portion
of the Rifle Brigade, proceeded to Fort Garry, the whole force
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under the command of Colonel (now General) Sir Garnet Wolseley.
Soon after the return of the regular 'troops, Lieut. -Colonel Jarvis
was made Commandant of the garrison at Fort Garry, where
he remained until the withdrawal by the Canadian Government of
the troops from that province. For this service, he was created, by
Her Majesty the Queen, a Companion of the Order of St. Michael
and St. George. On 4th June, 1875, he was gazetted to the rank
of Colonel in the British Army, and at present (1878) is- on special
service in South Africa connected with the Kaffir war.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Eemarks.
William Munson
Jarvis, 1 'Aug. 12, 1793 June 25, 1867 Nov. 2, 1826.
456 Anne Racy.
4 children.
457 Jane Hannah, Aug. 10, 1827
458 Henry William, Aug. 2,1829
459 Chas. Herbert, Aug. 25, 1831 Sept. 7, 1859 Dec., 1856.
460 John Racy, July 1834 In infancy.
Hannah Owen
Jarvis, Sept. 25, 1797
461 Alex. Hamilton.
11 children.
462 Oath. Maria, Mch. 23, 1817
463 Han'h Henderson, Nov. 3, 1818
464 Jesse Augusta, Mch. 18, 1821
465 Mary Jane,
466 Elizabeth,
467 Helen, July 12, 1828
468 Jos. Alexander, July 18, 1830
469 William Jarvis, April 25, 1833
470 Caroline Emily, Jan. 4, 1835
471 Emma Harriett, June 18, 1837
472 Aug. Owen Herb't, Oct. 21, 1839
June 1, 1824 Aug. 15, 1825
Aug. 6, 1826
Jan. 25, 1816.
Jan. 12, 1847.
Nov. 24, 1842.
March 15, 1855.
Sept. 5, 1869.
Jan. 8, 1867.
September, 1877, Kate
C. McCallum.
1 William Munson Jarvis served through the American war, 1812-14;
was present at the, battles of Queenstown Heights and Stony Creek; was,
for many years, Sin-riff of the Gore District, and resided and died in
Hamilton.
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No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Kemarks.
Elizabeth Jarvis, Oct. 25, 1785 May 7, 1844 Dec. 25, 1804.
473 Truman S. Wetmore.
5 children.
474 Sylvia Elizab'h, Oct. 20, 1805 Aug. 10 ; 1874
475 Darwin Woodw'd, Sept. 2, 1807 Aug. 20, 1853
476 William Jarvis, June 30, 1809
477 Geo. Whitneld, Oct. 11, 1812
478 Charles Fitch, Aug. 21, 1815
ELIZABETH JARVIS WETMORE
Was the eldest daughter of John Jarvis, of Norwalk, Conn.,
her mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Boulte, being his
second wife. Mrs. Wetmore was a very beautiful woman, and her
loveliness of character was the charm of the family circle, and the
esteem and admiration of her neighbors and friends. She was
devoted to the cares and duties of her household, and her home
was the ne plus ultra of neatness and good order. She gave to the
poor and needy with a willing and lavish hand, and, in her noble
deeds of charity, she was aided by her no less willing husband, who
was ever known and recognized as the poor man's doctor and
friend. Mrs. Wetmore was an Episcopalian, and was baptized and
confirmed in the church by her uncle, the late Rt. Rev. Abraham
Jarvis, the second Bishop of Connecticut. She died at the age of
58, and an obituary notice written by her pastor was published
at the time in the columns of the Churchman.
As a reminiscence of her home, the following may not prove
uninteresting: The house owned by her husband, and occupied
by the family for many years, stood back from the street, sur-
rounded by a spacious lawn, with an ample courtyard in front,
and a walk leading from the door, through a gateway, to the
street. The courtyard was overshadowed by elms and maples, and
ornamented with abundant flowers of rare beauty. On each side
of the large door that opened into the hall were two large and
very beautiful lilac trees, whose tops reached to the eaves of the
house, and, in their blooming season, these trees were covered with
purple flowers which exhaled a pleasant perfume, even to the
senses of the travellers who passed that way. The robins built
their nests and reared their young among the branches, and they
were so frequently fed by the mistress of the house that they
would, as she was sitting alone, fly into the room, hop about,
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION. . 65
pick up the crumbs on the floor, and then return again to their
nests. In the midst of all this pleasure and domestic peace, Mrs.
Wetmore sickened and died, and, as though in sympathy with her
decease, the robins deserted the lilacs, and they too began to decay,
until in a year or two they were utterly withered and dead.
It was at this particular time that her son, William Jarvis Wet-
more, visited his old home, the home of his youth and love, and
saw how the spirit of desolation had swept over the once happy
spot. It was, indeed, a melancholy sight. He retired to the room
he once used to occupy when the family were all together, and
composed the following lines, writing original music for the words,
which he subsequently published, dedicating it to his father.
THE LILAC AT THE DOOR.
Sweet home of youth, I fondly turn
My wandering'steps to thee ;
I know no spot on earth so dear,
No hearts so frank and free.
The elm, the maple, and the birch,
The sumach on the moor.
I see with joy, but dearer far
The lilac at the door.
I've roamed o'er many a pleasant land,
I've sailed o'er many a sea;
I've roamed o'er mountain, hill, and plain,
But Home! thou'rt all to me!
I've heard the wild birds in the grove,
Their songs on many a shore ;
But sweeter was the robin's note
In thd lilac at the door.
Here friends have met beneath the shade,
In life's enchanted Spring;
And, while they told their pleasures o'er,
Love plumed his airy wing.
The friends have gone, and music now,
Alas ! is heard no more !
The robin's flown, and withered, dead,
The lilac at the door!
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Charlotte Jarvis, July 30, 1787 Feb. 20, 1861 Dec. 12, 1810.
479 John Seymour, Nov. 20, 1786 Dec. 11, 1859
5 children.
9
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
480 Sarah Elizabeth, May 13, 1812
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Aug. 13, 1837.
481 Charles Jarvis, Feb. 25, 1815 Mch. 13, 1840 May 10, 1837.
482 Alvati, May 5, 1817 July 22, 1848 April 13, 1848, Mary
A. Partridge.
483 Charlotte Fitch, Aug. 4,1819 May 25, 1863 May 11, 1847.
484 Samuel John, Mch. 9, 1822
Feb. 17, 1850.
George Oglevie
Jarvis, July 14, 1795
485 Philamela Marshall,
6 children.
486 Phil. Elizab'h, Feb. 19, 1822
487 Charl. Maria 1st, July 30, 1824
488 Charlotte Maria, May 6, 1826
489 Chas. Alpheus, Feb. 2, 1828
490 Louisa Sophia, Mch. 14, 1831
491 Geo.Cyp'n,M.D.,Apr.24,1834
Feb. 3, 1875 Nov. 19, 1819.
May 12, 1875 Died, Portland, Conn.
Mch. 18, 1835 D. Colebrook, Conn.
Dec. 15, 1824 D. Colebrook, Conn.
April 28, 1853 Oct. 8, 1851, to Geo.
Gillum, Jr.
Jan. 17, 1854.
Feb. 8, 1866, to Mar-
tha Gillum.
DR. GEORGE OGLEVIE JARVIS
Son of the late John Jarvis, was born in New Canaan, Connecticut,
July 14, 1795.
Dr. Jarvis was a thorough English scholar, and an educator of
youth during his earlier manhood and scholastic life. He studied
his profession with his brother-in-law, Dr. Truman Spencer Wet-
more of Winchester, Connecticut, and was a painstaking and
persevering student. He was licensed to practice medicine and
surgery in 1817, and first settled in Torrington. After the expira-
tion of two years, he removed to Colebrook, where he remained
until 1840, when he left for Portland, a beautiful village on the
Connecticut river opposite Middletown. There he practiced his
profession with increasing patronage and success until he died at
the age of eighty, a victim to erysipelas and diphtheria. He
received the degree of M.D. from Yale College in 1846.
Dr. Jarvis was of an inventive turn of mind, and his genius and
skill were largely exercised in that direction. His "ADJUSTER."
an instrument for the more ready and easy manner of reducing
and replacing fractures and dislocations, proved a success, and
gave him an enviable notoriety. At one time, he visited Europe,
where he remained several months. In London they recognized
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION. 67
his genius and ability, and, by special invitation, he delivered a
course of lectures on "Fractures and Dislocations," before the
learned magnates of that ancient and intellectual city. These
were published at the time in the " London Lancet." As a mark of
respect for the man, and as an acknowledgment of his genius,
learning, and skill, the " Society for the Promotion of Arts and
Commerce " presented him the largest gold medal ever received
by an American. Prince Albert was president of the society, and
the doctor had the distinguished honor of receiving it at the hand
of the prince himself.
During the last days of the doctor's life, he prepared a work on
Electricity and Ozone. It was carefully written, and showed that
the author was not only an accomplished scholar, but a profound
thinker and scientist.
Dr. Jarvis was a model husband and father, and a genial friend
and companion. He was the soul of hospitality and honor, and
was never more happy than when surrounded by a circle of his
neighbors and friends. Like all of the name, he had a love for
the humorous, and was ever ready at bon mot and repartee. With
a keen and appreciative musical ear, his whole life seemed rounded
as with pleasant harmonies.
Dr. j, Jarvis married a very estimable lady, a Miss Marshall,
in the town where he first settled. They had an interesting
family of children, who were devoted to their parents, and who
loved to meet with them around the domestic hearth. Firm in
the doctrines of the Episcopal Church, their Christmas and other
holidays were the occasions of the most happy and interesting
annual re-unions, and of the renewal of delightful associations.
These two. who lived such a consistent Christian life, and were so
much endeared to each other and their children, have passed
away, and now sleep side by side in the little church-yard across
the way from their once happy home, awaiting the glorious morn-
ing of the Resurrection Day.
IT'S.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Launc't Jarvis, Feb. 19, 1775 Dec. 26, 1853 June 23, 1803.
492 Lydia Barlow, Apr. 10, 1789 May 17, 1866
7 children.
493 Thos. Newton, June 22, 1805 June 14, 1834.
494 Milton Barlow,
M.D., Aug. 5,1807 Feb. 26, 1836.
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DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
495 Charles, Sept. 8, 1809 Nov. 13, 1811 Drowned.
496 Elizabeth, Dec. 31, 1811 May, 1840 Wm. H. Kinney.
1 child, Charles.
497 Clarissa, June 5, 1814 Aug. 1, 1840 Lucian P. Robe. 2ch.,
Emily and Harr't C.
498 Harriet, Dec. 25, 1817 Dec. 29, 1839
499 Samuel,
Apr. 11, 1819 Apr. 29, 1859 Jan. 9, 1853.
Nancy Jarvis, Mch. 3, 1795
500 James H. Weed, Mch. 7, 1795
2 children.
501 James Jarvis, Jan. 13, 1821
502 Wm. Harvey, Jan. 13, 1821
Aug.
May
1, 1877
6, 1822
Jan. 23, 1820.
Dead.
Dead.
Fan'y F. Jarvis, Oct. 4, 1799 Mch. 3, 1826 Aug. 20, 1823.
503 Alvah Weed, Feb. 8,1800 Aug. 15, 1832
2 children.
504 Robert, Nov. 17, 1824 Aug. 10, 1825
505 Frances Marion, July 14, 1826 Thomas A. Brown.
James Jarvis,
506 Lucy Platt,
6 children.
507 David Sandf rd, Feb.
508 LeviS.,
509 Mariette,
510 Jane,
511 Charles,
512 John Jay,
103.
Feo. 2, 1784 May 24, 1870
Feb. 22, 1785 May 24, 1869
1808
Feb. 1810
Dec. 4, 1814
Jan. 14, 1818
Mch. 4, 1821
Dec. 4, 1828
Sept.
1826
1807.
1833.
Feb. 22, 1835.
Nov. 17, 1840.
Jan. 26, 1845.
1850.
Rodney Jarvis, July 1, 1796
513 Mary Bower-
man,
2 children.
514 Brice W.,
515 Benjamin L.,
Apr. 18, 1803
Apr. 18, 1831
June 6, 1835
Feb. 25, 1830.
108.
Selecta Jarvis, Mch. 17, 1797
516 Jothan Crawford, June 7, 1792 July 23, 1872
12 children.
Sept. 25, 1814.
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No. Name. Born.
517 Elijah Hudson, June 29,
518 Chauncey Hoff-
man, Jan. 10,
519 John Bemus, Nov. 11,
520 Catharine Ray-
mond, Oct. 18,
521 James Rodman, Sept, 30,
522 Win. Norman, > June 18,
523 Margaret Ann, Nov. 22,
524 Daniel, Sept. 14,
525 Car'line Louise, Feb. 7,
526 Alv. Carpenter, Apr. 30,
527 Warren Smith, Feb. 9,
Died. Married or Remarks.
1815 May 4, 1870 Oct. 31, 1838. Eliza-
beth R. Sweet.
1817 Aug. 5, 1819
1818 July 20, 1858
1820
1822
1824
1826
1828
1830
1833
1835
Nov. 19, 1874
Mch. 24, 1834
Apr. 20, 1848.
Henrietta Ladd.
528 Martha Jean'te, May 14, 1837
Mch., 1871,
Tanner.
Eunice
100.
James Grant
Jarvis, Dec.
529 Tempo Frisbie.
4 children.
530 Wm. Oscar, July
531 Laura Ann,
532 Lucinda Frisbie,
533 Maria Frisbie,
4, 1799
1, 1822
Seth Jarvis,
534 Nancy Greer,
3 children.
535 Wellington,
536 Sarah Jane,
537 Stephen, .
Jan. 22, 1821.
Antony E. Burt.
1 ch. , Mary Frances.
Ed. Smith.
Wm. S. Murray.
Oct. 11, 1805 Sept. 23, 1859 Dec. 4, 1828.
Jan. 6, 1865
Aug. 20, 1829
Mch. 19, 1834 May 14, 1863
June 5, 1837 1865.
No issue.
Jay Jarvis, Sept. 2, 1801 June 23, 1860
538 Sarah Ridgeway.
2 children.
539 Jay.
540 Judson.
JAY JARVIS
Was born Sept. 2, 1801, and died June 23, 1860. He was for
many years a merchant, and, by persistent effort and strict business
Married Sarnantha Andrews, Sept. 22, 1853, 1 child, Frances S.
70 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FIFTH GENERATION.
management, amassed a very respectable amount of wealth. He
was a man of honest purpose, and strict integrity, and was, for
several years, the President of the Citizens' Bank, which was situa-
ted on the corner of the Bowery and Canal street, N. Y.
Mr. Jarvis married the " beautiful " Mrs. Sarah Ridgeway, nee
Leycraft, by whom he had three children.
Mr. Jarvis was an Episcopalian, and a regular attendant at
church. His sickness was not of long duration, but knowing that
his days were numbered, he quietly resigned himself to the will of
his Maker, awaiting the hour when death should call him hence.
His widow still survives him, and is cheerful and companionable,
making life happy with her children and friends around her.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks*.
Jane Jarvis, Feb. 6, 1804 Apr. 8, 1875
541 Jonathan White.
4 children.
542 Harriet, May 17, 1858 E. T. Harmon.
1 child, Harry.
543 Susan Jarvis, Ch. H. Waterlmry.
1 child, Blanche.
544 Charles Jay, Miss Abendroth.
4 children.
545 Margaret Jarvis, 1862 J. Fairbank. 1 child,
2d husband. Jessie.
546 Abram Voorhees.
1 child.
547 Willard P. Voorhees.
JANE JARVIS WHITE,
Daughter of Jesse Jarvis, was born at South Salem, village of Cross
River, Westchester Co., N. Y., February 6, 1804. After her fath-
er's death, she met Jonathan White, who afterward became her
husband, in the village of Rye, N. Y., where she had been living
since 1817.
He was born in Ireland, Oct. 28, 1799, and was the son of par-
ents, both of whom had lived romantic lives. His father, Joseph
White, was an Englishman, and an officer in the Royal Navy, and
his mother was Mary, daughter of an Irish Baronet, Sir Darby
O'Kennedy. Joseph White commenced life by eloping with this
lady, who is said to have been both beautiful and accomplished.
Afterwards, for challenging a brother officer to mortal combat, he
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was dismissed the service, a circumstance which seems to have
embittered him against the British Government, and, finally,
espousing the cause of Ireland, he joined with Emmet and McNeven
in the Rebellion of 1798. The result was that he, with his wife and
family, eventually fled to this country, where he settled in the neigh-
borhood of Shrewsbury, N. J. He named the place Barnsville, as a
barn was the only building visible, and it still retains that name.
His oldest sons had been educated in Dublin University, but
Jonathan, the youngest, had to take such chances as New Jersey
offered in those times.
He however proved more American and enterprising, and kept
the business which his father left him, of the manufacture of carved
tortoise-shell and ivory combs.
Jonathan White was, as his father had been, a man of high
honor and integrity, hating all shams and hollow pretences, always
aiming to be rather than to seem. His manner was reserved, keen,
and sarcastic, and commanded respect rather than love. He
provided generously for his family, and was very hospitable to his
numerous friends.
He died in New Brunswick, N. J., in 1835, at 36 years of age,
and was buried in Christ Church graveyard. In 1849, his wife's
mother, Margaret Parmale Jarvis, widow of Jesse Jarvis, was
buried by his side.
Seven years after the death of Jonathan White, on Sept. 19,
1842, his widow married Abraham Voorhees, a man fourteen years
younger than herself. He was infatuated with her beauty, which
she retained to the last of her life. She was intelligent, with spark-
ling wit, quick at repartee, of dignified demeanor, and, yet, seemed
utterly unconscious of her personal advantages. Thirty-four years
after her second marriage, she died very suddenly, while her maid
was combing her hair, now changed from its flossy black to iron-
gray. She fell with scarcely a warning to the floor, and, in a few
moments, expired without any apparent suffering. She was buried,
not beside her mother and first husband, in Christ churchyard, but
in the Presbyterian cemetery at New Brunswick.
Of her four children by her first husband. Harriet White, a girl
of beauty and refinement of manners, was married at Christ
Church, New Brunswick, Dec. 4, 1856, to Ezekiel Fargo Harmon,
of Buffalo, N. Y. She died May 17, 1858, and was buried in For-
est Lawn cemetery, leaving one son, who, at his mother's request,
was baptized with her name, directly after her funeral.
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Susan Jarvis White was married April 22, 1850, in St. Bartholo-
mew's Church, N. Y., toChas. Henry Waterbury, son of John Water-
bury and Sarah Weed, of Darien, Conn. The Waterburys are
of English descent, and the Weeds of Puritan ancestry. Ben-
jamin, father of Sarah Weed, was an officer in the Revolutionary
war of 1776. Blanche Water bury is the only surviving child of
this marriage.
Charles Jay White is a wholesale merchant of N. Y., and was mar-
ried, at Portchester, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1855, to Mary A. Abendroth,
a beautiful young lady of German parentage, but born in this
country. Her parents were ironmongers, in Darmstadt, Germany,
and came to the United States to avoid the conscription of their
three sons into the German army, thus sacrificing their interest in
the fatherland for the sake of their sons.
Margaret Jarvis White, who possessed the same prepossessing
qualities as her sister Harriet, was married Nov. 19, 1857, to Jere-
miah R. Fairbank, of Elizabeth, N. J. After about six years of
happy wedded life, she died of hasty consumption at Oakham,
Mass., on June 22, 1864. She left one daughter, Jessie Fairbank.
Willard P. Voorhees is a lawyer of good standing in New
Brunswick. He was married on the 15th March, 1877, to Sarah
Rutgers Neilson.
SOO.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Cathar'e Jarvis, Jan. 26, 1813
548 Juds'n Harmon, Mch. 22, 1811 Jan. 28, 1857 Living in Elizabeth-
3 children. port, N. J.
549 Jeanette, Juliette, Margaretta.
' 212.
Frederick Starr
- Jarvis, 1 Aug. 4, 1786 1852
550 Susan Merrigold.
12 children.
551 Frederick Wm., Feb. 7, 1818 Oct. 5, 1857.
552 Amelia, ' May 24, 1819 1836.
553 George Thomas, Nov. 30, 1820 Jan. 4, 1852.
554 Stephen Maule, Nov. 22, 1822 Sept. 10, 1850.
555 Peter Robinson, 2 Aug. 16, 1824 Feb. 12, 1849.
1 Frederick Starr Jarvis was on service with the militia in the war of 1812-
14, and during the Rebellion in Upper Canada, in 1837, was Gentleman
Usher of the Black Hod.
2 Resides at Stratford, Ont. Was, formerly, Mayor of that town.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
Died.
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No. Name. Born.
556 Chas. Beveiiey, Nov. 16, 1826
557 Mary,
558 Arthur Murray, Oct. 27, 1830
559 Henry August's, 1 Dec. 9, 1832 June 7,1836
560 Edgar, Jan. 28, 1835
561 Julia, Nov. 27, 1836
562 Hester Eljzab'th, 1838 Jan. 11,1858
Married or Remarks.
Dec. 2, 1828 Feb. 27, 1861 Oct. 30, 1851.
Oct. 26, 1852.
Feb. 8, 1860.
Oct. 17, 1863.
Frances Amelia
June
May
Jarvis,
56:5 John Maule,
14 children.
564 Elizabeth,
565 William,
566 George,
567 Frances Amelia, Oct.
568 Elizabe'th, July
569 Caroline, July
570 Ellen, June
571 George Fred'k, Feb.
572 Isabella, July
573 Charlotte, June
Mch. 22, 1787 Jan. 23, 1867 July 16, 1809.
29, 1810
30, 1811
1813
28, 1814
2, 1816
28, 1817
27, 1819
26, 1821
21, 1822
26, 1824
1826
July 1.4, 1818
Apr. 1, 1838 Died in India.
D. in infancy.
Dec. 3, 1848 Aug. 1835.
D. in infancy.
Capt. Hambly, R. N.
July 26, 1864 June 30, 1862.
D. in India.
Jan. 8, 1863.
1869 Killed in battle in
China.
George Stephen
Benj. Jarvis, Apr. 21, 1797 Apr. 15, 1878 Dec. 6, 1821.
578 Julia Sherwood, Mch. 2, 1842
10 children.
579 Julia Eliza, 8 Aug. 4,1823
580 Frances Amelia, Jan. 26, 1826 May 5, 1842.
581 Mary Sophia, Apr. 22, 1828 Mch. 7, 1829
582 Mary Sophia, Nov. 12, 1829 June 19,' 1856.
574 Arthur Dillon, Sept.
575 Mary Catharine,
576 Robert, Aug. 26, 1831
577 Henry Budgen, July 9, 1834
583 Isabel Maria,
584 Caroline,
Aug. 4, 1831 Aug. 26, 1837
Aug. 15, 1833
5S5 Geo. Sherwood, Nov. 8, 1834
586 Ellen Maria, Nov.' 10, 1835 Dec. 5,1835
Sept. 19, 1865.
1 Drowned in river Avon, trying to save a friend; both drowned.
3 Married, 1st, Aug. 5, 1840, Geo. Hamilton. 2d, Dec. 3, 1861, Henry
McKay.
10
74 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENEKAT10X.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
587 Adiel, Apr. 12, 1839 Feb. 7, 1847
588 Anne Decima, Feb. 17, 1842 Rev. W. H. Pool.
3d wife.
589 Anne Maria Mountain.
3 children.
590 Salter Mountain, Dec. 5, 1844
591 John Lindsay, Aug. 29, 1846 Aug. 10, 1847
592 Arthur, May 28, 1849 In Holy Orders.
GEORGE STEPHEN B. JARVIS.
[The following sketch is abbreviated from an article which appeared in
the Montreal Gazette of 16th April, 1878.]
" Probably the oldest Judge in the Dominion, and perhaps the
widest known, died yesterday at Cornwall, Ontario. Geo. Stephen
Benjamin Jar vis, Judge of the united counties of Stormont, Dundas,
and Glengarry, for many years a familiar figure at Diocesan and Pro-
vincial Synods of the Anglican Church, one of the oldest remain-
ing of the York Pioneers, and conspicuous throughout Ontario for
the interest taken by him during over half a century in the devel-
opment of a Canadian military spirit, was born at Fredericton,
New Brunswick, on the 21st April, 1797. His father, Stephen
Jarvis, served as a Lieutenant of Cavalry in the South Carolina
Royalists during the Revolutionary War."
For an extended account of his eventful life we refer our read-
ers to our sketch of him which appears in its proper place in
another part of this work.
" The late Judge's military education commenced at a very early
age. When the war of 1812 broke out and his father's regiment
was ordered to the Upper Province, we find he had passed through
alj. the non-commissioned grades and had become a volunteer
attached to the 49th King's Regiment. With this corps he first
smelt powder at Queenstown Heights, and in his later days never
tired of recounting his. experiences on that occasion.
"At Queenstown young Jarvis, then 15 years old, was taken
prisoner, and for some days he was retained in the camp of Gen-
eral Van Rensselaer. He soon, however, gained his release and
rejoined the 49th, in which he. henceforth seems to have occupied
the position of a gentleman cadet, passing all his time with the
officers, and admitted to the privileges of their mess. Soon after,
the regiment retired into Fort George for. the winter. Early in
the spring of 1813,. young Jarvis was* sent to Hamilton with a
brigade of boats, and thence to York, with orders to bring back a
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION. 75
party of grenadiers belonging to the 8th regiment. He failed in
his mission for the excellent reason that he found York invested
by the Americans, and, on the 27th April, he took part in the battle
which, as all know, ended by the retreat of the British and
Canadian forces to Kingston. En route, he was appointed an
Assistant Commissary, and on arrival at Kingston was selected to
fill an appointment on the staff of Sir E. Sheaffe. In this position
he remained until, Yoi*k being evacuated by the enemy, he was
ordered to rejoin his regiment on the Niagara frontier, when, to
his utter disgust, he found Fort George in the hands of the enemy,
and the British in full retreat upon Hamilton. Thence young
Jarvis was speedily dispatched on a reconnoitering expedition in the
direction of Stony Creek. Four days afterwards, he fell in with
the enemy's advanced guard, and after a council of war, the 49th,
seven hundred strong, marched out to encounter the Americans
the Light Company, to which Mr. Jarvis was attached, leading the
advance. The Americans were defeated by a force less than one-
fifth of their number, and, through the intervention of the fleet,
were shut up until the winter in Fort George. On the 28th June,
Jarvis was engaged at the capture of the Beaver dam, and subse-
quently in the affairs of Fort Schlosser and Black Rock.
"On the 30th, he was present at the capture of Fort Niagara,
which was retained during the remainder of the war. While
stationed here, he was notified of his appointment to an ensigncy
in the 8th (King's) Regiment, which he immediately joined, and
with it he was present at the capture of Fort Erie, and the subse-
quent disastrous battle of Chippewa, where the 8th covered the
retreat of the British forces. Next came Lundy's Lane, the most
terrible action of the war, when Jarvis, who had then attained the
age of 17 years and 3 months, commanded a company of his
battalion, and acted throughout with singular intrepidity. The
storming of Fort Erie, perhaps the bloodiest strife of the war,
again found Jarvis at the front, and here, again, on the 17th of
September, he was taken prisoner, escaping after a series of singu-
lar adventures. The evacuation of the fort by the Americans
shortly afterwards brought to a close the war on the Niagara
frontier, and the 8th received orders to march to Montreal, from
which they embarked for England. The deceased's military career
was thus cut short. In the spring of 1815 Mr. Jarvis was stationed
at Windsor Castle, but shortly afterwards he was placed on half-
pay or reduction. Through the intercession of Sir R.. Sheaffe he
76 DESCENDANTS OF WTLLTAM FIFTH GENERATION.
was, however, reappointed this time to the 104th regiment, sta-
tioned in Canada, but hardly had he arrived out, when the 104th
was disbanded, and he was again placed on the retired list."
"In 1817, Mr. Jarvis commenced the study of the law, and in the
succeeding year he was attached to the firm of the late Hon. Jonas
Jones of Brockville, in which he became a partner in 1820. In
January, 1823, he was called to the Bar, being then sixty-ninth on
the roll. Of all his contemporaries, Mr. Norton Buell of Toronto,
is now the only survivor. In 1834, Mr. Jarvis was named a
Bencher of the Law Society of Upper Canada; in 1835, County
Judge of Prescott and Russell; in 1837, of Leeds and Grenville;
and in 1842, of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry. The latter
appointment he held to the day of his death, though for the past
year his duties have been performed by the Junior Judge. The
Judge's career on the Bench, extending over 5 1 years, has through-
out been marked by the same zeal and unswerving devotion to
duty which signalized his brief but active service as a soldier.
During his judicial career, notwithstanding the immense amount
of work he performed, it is on record that only four cases of those
decided by him were appealed, and two of these were upheld by
the Supreme Courts."
"In 1836, the deceased Judge was elected to represent the
town of Cornwall in the Provincial Parliament, and, in 1850,
was appointed Lieut. -Colonel of the 1st Stormont Militia. The
last time he displayed an active interest in military matters was
during the Trent affair, when he was instrumental in raising a
company for Captain Oliver, a service recognized by the presenta-
tion to him of an address and a sword of honor by the officers
and men he had called into activity.
"Throughout his long life Judge Jarvis was an uncompromising
churchman. As he was a contemporary, so he was a steadfast
friend and admirer of the late Bishop Strachan, long the leader of
the Church militant in Upper Canada, and the moving spirit of that
much-abused family compact which at one time ruled the politics of
the Province. Of late years the Judge has taken a very active inter-
est in the building of the Strachan Memorial Church at Cornwall,
and on several occasions has lectured on the War of 1812 in order to
help in providing funds for that object. As illustrative of the late
Judge's devotion to the church, it may be said that he invariably
set apart one-tenth of his income for church purposes, and at
Synod and Vestry he lost no opportunity of proclaiming this to be
the first duty of every church in an.''
DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM - FIFTH GENERATION. 77
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Wm. Botsford
Jarvis, 1 May 4, 1799 July 26, 1864
593 Mary Boyles Powell. 2
5 children.
594 Ann Frances, May 4, 1830
595 Louisa, Dec. 16, 1831
596 Wm. Dummer, Aug. 4, 1834
597 Sarah, May 4, 1836
598 Robert Edward
Colborne, 3 Mch. 4, 1842
Samuel Jarvis, July 28, 1782 June 22, 1851
599 Sarah Gould.
4 children.
600 Mary Ann, Henry Starr, Cornelia, Minerva.
220.
Benj. S. Jarvis, April 13, 1734 Dec. 24, 1840
E. W. Can-.
2 children.
601 Antoinette Augusta and Benjamin.
22 \.
Eli Starr Jarvis. .Ian. 23, 1786
602 Louise Chapman. Sept. 12, 1820
2 children.
603 Eli/a, Mr. aiding. Reside in
Michigan.
60-1 Harriette.
2d \\itV.
605 Prudence White.
1 William P.otsi'ord .Jarvis, for many years Sheriff of the Home District,
commanded a regiment during the Rebellion, 1837-8.
~ Mrs. William B. Jarvis was a granddaughter of the late 'Hon. William
Dummer Powell, Chief Justice of Upper Canada, and Speaker of the
Legislative Council.
3 Robert Colborne Jarvis entered H. M. service in the 100th regiment,
1857; he afterwards exchanged into the 67th regiment, in which regiment
he now is ;i < 'aptain, and attached to the Staff College at Sandhurst.
The French Society presented him with a bronze cross for his services
during the Franco Prussian War.
DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM - FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Henry Jarvis, Apr. 26, 1788 Mch. 19, 1842 Oct. 13, 1817.
606 Marietta Sanford, July 14, 1843
5 children.
607 Henry Sanford, Aug. 8, 1818 Dec. 2, 1849.
608 Mari'ta Bradley, July 1, 1820 Aug. 20, 1839.
609 Sarah Maria, \ Apr. 7, 1826 Mch. 15, 1852.
! Twins.
610 Francis C., ) Apr. 7,1826 Dec. 27, 1854.
611 Eliza Ann, Apr. 22, 1828 Feb. 15, 1856.
Sarah Jarvis, Aug. 24, 1791 Mch. 11, 1811.
612 J. P. Reynolds, Nov. 1, 1786 Feb. 2, 1870
3 children.
613 Jane Eliza, Dec. 25, 1812 Oct. 13, 1830, to W. S.
Bartlett.
614 Abby Amelia, Oct. 7, 1813 June 6, 1833, to War-
ren Case.
615 Harriet P., May 28, 1827 Feb. 5,1863 Sept. 14, 1852, to David
Randall.
224,.
Wm. A. Jarvis, Dec. 19, 1793
616 Julia Parsons, Feb. 20, 1804 Nov. 13, 1878 Oct. 4, 1825.
4 children.
617 Emeline C., Dec. 30, 1827 Jan. 3, 1853 Nov. 16, 1848, to
D wight A. Newton.
618 Charles A., Oct. 13, 1830 Dec. 24, 1863, to Mary
A. Barber.
619 Joseph W., July 17, 1832 June 24, 1858, to Han-
nah L. Finch.
620 Sarah J., Mch. 2, 1834 June 24, 1855, to John
Severson.
ComfortS.Knapp,Oct.l8,1787 July 27, 1865
621 Mary Peck, Dec. 25, 1810.
1 child.
622 Francis.
2d wife.
623 Harriet Warner, Oct. 23, 1816.
1 child.
624 William Starr, Died aged 40
leaving 1 son.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
79
No. Name.
Amelia Jarvis
Born.
Died. Married or
Knapp,
Apr.
6,
1792
625 John Barnett, *
Feb.
4,
1787
Dec.
25,
1874
8 children.
626 Tryphena,
June
20,
1814
627 Fran's Knapp,
Sept.
13,
1816
Sept.
23,
1837
)
628 Frederick,
Sept.
13,
1816
June
2,
1849
j- Twins.
629 George,
Oct.
20,
1820
)
630 Jeannette,
Oct.
20,
1820
j- Twins.
631 James,
Dec.
16,-
1827
Dec.
2,
1860
)
632 Jane Evelina,
Dec.
16,
1827
*r Twins.
633 John,
Mch.
17,
1834
1812.
MRS. AMELIA JARVIS BARNETT
Was born in the year 1792, and now (1879) resides in Lakeville.
Connecticut. She was married in 1812, and had lived with her
husband 62 years until his decease. Mrs. Barnett's mother was
the daughter of Stephen Jarvis of Danbury, Conn., and her father
was Francis Knapp.
Mrs. Barnett, at the present writing, is nearly 87 years old, and
from her chirography she shows that age has dealt very leniently
with her. Her sentences are clear, and her knowledge and state-
ment of facts and incidents in relation to her family, show that her
mind is still unimpaired and reliable.
She lives with one of her sons, and her life is evidently one of
tranquillity and peace, as her mind seems so cheerful under her
weight of years. She says the world still looks beautiful to her,
and that she enjoys the varying seasons in their endless variety of
sunshine and shade, but that with the unalterable truth before her
that her life is nearing its end, she looks forward with unfaltering
trust to a glorious future, awaiting with Christian resignation that
great and certain change that must sooner or later come to all.
William W.
Wellman, Aug.
634 Sally Maria Hub-
bell,
5 children.
5, 1793 July 22, 1870 Apr. 13, 1817.
1 The father of John Barnett was Chaplain in the Revolutionary army.
His mother's name was Tryphena Spencer, sister of the late Judge Ambrose
Spencer of Albany.
80
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION
No. Name. Born.
635 Geo. Frederick, Apr. 13, 1818
636 Wm. Alfred, July 11, 1820
637 Merritt Hubbell, Jan. 15, 1823
638 Henry Homer, \ Sept. 30, 1826
Twins.
639 Homer Henry, ) Sept. 30, 1826
Died. Married or Remarks.
June 22, 1846.
Apr. 27, 1871, to Mrs.
Sally H. Brewster.
Oct. 17, 1854.
July 23, 1856.
Oct. 7, 1851.
Betsey Ann
Wellman, 1799 Nov. 3, 1822.
640 Silas Camp,
9 children.
641 Fred'k Worster, Nov. 2, 1823 Apr. 17, 1852
642 Caroline S., July 3, 1825 Sept. 25, 1845.
643 Charles Edwin, Feb. 25, 1827 Feb. 8, 1829
644 Elizabeth A., Oct. 13,1828 Jan., 1854.
645 Charles H., July 7,1830 Nov. 1,1834
646 Geo. William, Apr. 10, 1832 Apr. 24, 1874 Jan. 16, 1856.
647 Helen Maria, June 8, 1834 June 7, 1852
648 Frances Isadora, June 3, 1836 Apr. 10, 1839
649 Theod'reEdson, July 20, 1839 Dec. 15, 1869.
Stephen Starr
Jarvis, Dec. 25, 1811
650 Ann Louisa
Lyon,
3 children.
651 Josephine,
652 Wm. Henry.
Stuart, 1
653 Belle,
Mar. 24, 1813
Oct. 18, 1838 -
June 1, 1846
Nov. 18, 1840
Nov. 24, 1835.
June 5, 1860, to C.Bald-
win, one son, died.
Mary Jarvis,
1806
Dec.
12, 1833.
654 G. M. Foster,
5 children.
655 Sarah C.,
1834
1871,
Dr. S. Hannahs.
656 George,
1836
1859.
657 Mary Jarvis.
1838
1842.
658 Charley,
1840
1846.
659 Henry,
1842 In infancy.
1 Married Feb. 15, 1871, to Tryphena Ferris of Norwalk. One daugh-
ter, Susan, b., June 10, 1875.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FIFTH GENERATION.
81
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Angelina Jarvis, 1808 Mcli. 13, 1866 1844.
660 Reuben Knapp,
4 children.
661 Mary, Aug. 17, 1845 Mch. 5, 1859
662 Marg. Augusta, July 28, 1847
663 Alice Miller, Dec. 23, 1848 Apr. 19, 1874 1871.
664 Delia Anne, July 9, 1850 1874.
Augusta Jarvis, 1811
665 Harrison Miller,
2 children.
666 Samuel Jarvis, Sept. 1, 1839
667 Henry Harrison, Apr. 12, 1841
1838.
Dec. 26, 1863
Sept. 21, 1843
Willett Ranny
Jarvis, 1813
668 Anna Hiles, of Wisconsin.
5 children.
669 Nellie, Charles, Frank, William, and Harriet Augusta.
Ann Christina
Farmar Jarvis, Mch. 18, 1819 Dec., 1845.
670 Theodore Mau-
noir, M.D., 1806 Apr. 26, 1869 of Geneva, Switzerl'd.
3 children.
671 Leon David
Albert, M.D., Oct. 26, 1848 Nov. 3, 1878 Died at Southampton,
England.
672 Louise Ann
Winton, . Nov. 28, 1852
673 Christine Eliz'h,
(called) Albertine, Nov. 5, 1856
Rev. Samuel
Fermor Jarvis, Aug. 3, 1825
674 Lucy Gushing, Dec. 15, 1830
3 children.
675 Lucy Cushing, Dec. 23, 1864
676 Samuel Fermor, Nov. 19, 1866
677 Ellen Anderson, Feb. 26, 1873
11
Aug. 25, 1858.
dau. Silas Holman,
M. D. , of Gardiner, Me.
82 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Sarah E. M. A.
Jarvis, June 2, 1827, June 5, 1849.
Born in Paris.
678 Edward S. Hall, 1815
6 children.
679 Edward Farmar, June 8, 1850
680 Theodore Mau-
noir, Jan. 24, 1854
681 Fr'k DePeyster, Aug. 10, 1855
682 Christina, Nov. 4, 1858
683 Mary, Mch. 15, 1861 Mch. 15, 1861
684 Arthur Cleve-
land, Oct. 1865
J31 1.
Elizabeth Jarvis, Mch. 8, 1792 Mch. 28, 1811.
685 John H. Mc-
Alpine, Feb. 1, 1783 Apr. 15, 1865
8 children.
686 William Jarvis, Apr. 30, 1812 - Feb.- 24, 1841.
687 Amelia Anna, Oct. 6, 1816 Nov. 9, 1833.
688 Eliz'h Gertrude, Apr. 5, 1819 May 19, 1820
689 Charles Osborn, Mch. 4, 1821 Oct. . 10, 1821
690 Elizabeth Mary, 1 Aug. 31, 1823 Aug. 16, 1847.
691 George, Feb. 7, 1826 Feb. 28, 1826
692 Chas. Le Grand, Feb. 16, 1828 Dec. 7,1871. Stella
Avery Farrington.
693 George, Feb. 2, 1832 Sept. 27, 1844
Huldah Jarvis, Apr. 9, 1794 Sept. 18, 1827 May 18, 1816.
Chas. Osborn, 8 Aug. 17, 1792 Mch. 18, 1869
6 children.
696 Elizabeth, 3 Mch. 7, 1817 Nov. 15, 1868 June, 1838.
697 Charles F., Sept. 28, 1818 Mch. 23, 1841.
Apr. 19, 1865. '
698 Maria F., Mch. 12, 1820 Aug. 8,1822
699 Julia Esther, Oct. 28, 1821 May 9, 1822
700 Frances Maria, Apr. 26, 1823 May, 1843, to Chas. H.
Jennings.
1 Married James L. McGregor. Had Mary Stuart and John Alpine.
2 Born and died in Norwalk. He was the son of Jacob and Betsey
Osborn.
3 Married Aaron Hardman. He died Dec. 12, 1878.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FIFTH GENERATION.
83
No. Name.
701 George L.,
Born.
Feb. 16, 1825
' Died.
Oct. 12, 1876
2d wife.
702 MaryAnn White, Dec. 14, 1806
6 children. "
703 Stephen
704 William
705 William
706 Lewis,
707 Henry,
708 Mary E.
w.,
J-,
J., 2d,
Aug.
Mch.
Mch.
Mch
May
Aug,
14,
4,
27,
5,
16,
6,
1830
1833
1836
1842
1844
1846
Feb.
Apr.
Mch.
May
17,
24,
7,
9,
1872
1835
1843
1846
Married or Remarks.
Mch. 26, 1855, Sarah
E. Todd.
April, 1829.
Louisa Johns.
Charles Brown.
CHARLES OSBORN.
The subject of this brief sketch was a native of Connecticut, hav-
ing been born in the town of Nor walk, August 17, 1792. He was
related by birth, and also by marriage, to the Jarvis family, Capt.
Samuel Jarvis being his great grandfather.
In early life, about the year 1807, he went to New York, in
which city, a few years later, he established himself as a watch-
maker and jeweler, on the corner of Broadway and Yesey street,
and continued in this business until 1820. From that year until
1841, he devoted his attention to the care and management of real
estate, enjoying the confidence of, and being employed by, such
men as Gen. S. Van Rensselaer, Gen. Morgan Lewis, John J. Astor.
and other well-known, eminent citizens of New York.
Mr. Osborn was twice married. At the age of 23 years he
married Miss Huldah Jarvis, daughter of Noah Jarvis; they had
six children. After her decease, in 1827, he married Miss Mary
A. White of New York. By this second marriage they had six
children. In the year 1841, he retired from active business and
removed to Norwalk, his native town, where he resided until his
death, in 1869. He lived to a good old age, and died in his 77th
year, respected and lamented by all who knew him.
Mr. Osborn was an affectionate husband and father, and a kind
and steadfast friend.
Elizabeth Jarvis,
709 Jonathan Water-
bury.
3 children.
710 Nelson Jarvis.
711 Chas. Augustus,
1798
Mch.
8, 1877 Mary J. Voley, who died
July 30, 1877.
84 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
712 Elizabeth Ger-
trude.
Nelson Jarvis, Aug. 15, 1800 Jan. 8, 1863 Sept. 8, 1822.
713 Elosia Gray, Sept. 18, 1802 June 21, 1823
1 child.
714 Elosia L, * June 17, 1823
2d wife.
715 Mary Raymond, Feb. 1,1803 July 13, 1867 Nov. 25, 1825.
4 children.
716 Francis, Aug. 22, 1826 Feb. 8, 1836
717 Eliza Rowland, Mch. 9, 1828 Nov. 28, 1849.
718 Julia Raymond, Oct. 15, 1829 Feb. 9, 1870.
719 Mar'a Chapman,. July 16, 1831
NELSON JARVIS
Was born on Friday, Aug. 15, 1800, in the old homestead of his
grandfather, Doctor Joseph Chapman, at Poplar Plains, late Nor-
walk, now Westport, Conn.
His father and mother died of yellow fever during the preva-
lence of that disease in New York in 1801. He and his sister
Elizabeth were, consequently, for several years, in the care of their
grandfather Chapman's family. When Nelson was about five
years old, he was placed in charge of his grandfather, Hezekiah Jar-
vis, who resided in the old homestead of the Jarvis family in Nor-
walk, Conn., and this he was accustomed to call his home. He
attended school at the academy in Norwalk, afterwards at the acad-
emy in Greenfield, and at Cheshire, Conn. Like David, he loved to
throw stones. The weathercock of St. Paul's church, Norwalk, fell
by his hands. The boarding-house at Greenfield Academy was
incidentally supplied from their own barnyard by his unerring
aim, when the scholars sought a fowl diet.
Mr. Jarvis was apprenticed to a Mr. Bull of Danbury, Conn., to
be taught the trade of draper and tailor, and remained with him
until he was nearly twenty-one years of age. Not being in vigor-
ous health, he went South to recuperate, and, on his return, renewed
his early attachment for Elosia, only daughter of Capt. John Gray
of Poplar Plains. The young man, flush with the style, dress, and
gentility of city life, was forbidden the privilege by the stern old
farmer. Nevertheless, he married Elosia on Sunday, September
1 Married Oct. 29, 1840, toE. S. Landers; April, 1865, Geo. B. Bates.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION. 85
8, 1822. After more intimate acquaintance with his son-in-law,
Captain Gray amply apologized for having acted upon impressions,
which a fine form, elegant dress, and city manners had wrongly
led him to suppose covered evils 'of fact, but which he afterwards
learned existed only in his own imagination. Elosia died Satur-
day, June 21, 1823, leaving a daughter four days old. In the
following autumn, Mr. Jarvis visited the South again in the interests
of his brother-in-law, Mr. Jonathan Waterbury, with whom he
continued in business connection for several years.
On the 25th November, 1825, he married Mary, eldest daughter
of Lewis Raymond, a prominent citizen of Saugatuck, now West-
port, Conn. Of this marriage, there were born one son, who died
when about ten years of age, and three daughters, still living.
About 1829, he entered into partnership with his uncle, Samuel
Jarvis, under the style of S. & N. Jarvis, and so continued until
1837, when Samuel retired, and Nelson assumed the debts of the
firm, and, by untiring industry, paid them in full. The burden he
assumed, and so nobly carried, prevented the acquirement of the
wealth that otherwise would have resulted from his industry and
perseverance.
About 1847, Mr. Jarvis, having a large acquaintance among the
clergy of the Episcopal Church in the United States and Canada
at the request of his friends among the clergy, prominent among
them the late Rev. Dr. Muhlenberg was induced to special efforts
to obtain uniformity in the " cut of the cloth" for the clergy, more in
character with the habit and dress of the ministers of the English
Church, and with regard to clerical comfort and convenience.
Soon the notoriety of a largely increased business in this special
branch led him to adopt the title (first of the name) of " Clerical
Tailor," which has now become common to those who serve the
clergy in that business.
A Christian and Churchman of firm though modest character,
early led by a working faith to loving duties in the church, he was
prominent in the parish, where he worshiped, not only as a con-
stant observer, but as a doer of church work. For many years he
was Superintendent of St. Paul's Sunday-school in Trinity Parish,
New York. His children, hand in hand with him, wended their
way thither, and were known and observed of all. In the front
pew of old St. Paul's, in his latter days, his gray head was seen as
he stood, and kneeled, and prayed in the parish where he wor-
shiped in his youth.
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
In July, 1859, he was elected to fill a vacancy in the vestry of
Trinity parish, and by re-election, continued to be a vestryman in
that corporation until removed by death.
In his family, with his wife and children, Mr. Jarvis was kind,
indulgent, and loving, always attentive to those duties, which the
church had taught him were the strength of the household and
the Rule of God.
Early in the summer of 1862, because of his declining health, he
was induced to visit his native town, at the residence of his daugh-
ter, Elosia. During the summer he gradually failed in strength;
at the setting in of winter was unable to leave his room, and on
the 8th January, 1863, quietly breathed his last.
The funeral service was read in the Memorial Church of the
Holy Trinity, Westport, by the Rev. Doctors Morgan Dix, Benj. 1.
Haight, and Wm. Cooper Mead. An address was given in the
course, of the services, by the Rev. Dr. Dix. who said " Although
the custom of delivering addresses on occasions such as that which
brings us here to-day is comparatively unknown in the church,
yet are there moments when such an addition to the solemn ser-
vice of burial appears not to be ill-timed. I knew him, and may
with propriety speak thus at his burial. Our departed brother
seemed to fill the idea of a good man; when thinking of him, those
words of the Psalmist come to the mind as though especially appro-
priate, Psalm xv. Let him who willeth read."
Mr. Jarvis was buried on Saturday, the 10th of January, 1863,
in the consecrated ground of Christ Church, Westport, Conn.,
committed by the Rev. Benjamin I. Haight, D.D., and awaits the
coming of the LORD. W. T. M.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Geo. A. Jarvis 2d,Mch. 9, 1806 Sept. 1, 1833, by Rev.
Dr. Anthon.
720 Cath. Amelia
Jarvis, April, 1813 July 28, 1834
2d wife.
721 Mary McLean, Jan. 16, 1813 Nov. 27, 1854 Feb. 8, 1836, by Rev.
Mr. Strobel.
5 children.
722 Chas. Augustus, Jan. 5,1837 Sept. 28, 1838
723 Mary Caroline, Nov. 15, 1838 Oct. 20, 1839
724 Mary Caroline 2d, Sept. 19, 1840 June 20, 1871.
725 Chas. Aug. 2d, Sept. 22, 1842 May 13, 1862
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION. 87
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Kemarks.
726 George, Dec. 7, 1844 June 11, 1864
3d wife.
727 Maria P. Jenkins, 1 Aug. 23, 1829 July 16, 1857.
GEORGE A. JARVIS
Was born in Cheshire, Conn., on the 9th of March, 1806. His
father held civil and ecclesiastical offices of trust and influence
for many years, while his mother watched tenderly for the welfare
of the children, and impressed upon them the necessity of honesty
and industry, a high respect for religion, and a regular attendance
upon the services of the church.
The subject of this sketch received a fair education at the
Episcopal Academy in Cheshire, then under the care of the Rev.
Dr. Tillotson Bronson; but, at the age of eighteen, preferring a
mercantile to a professional life, he went to New York, and by the
aid of his uncle, Noah Jar vis, obtained a clerkship for one year,
without salary. His home, during this time, was with his uncle,
and his clerkship, though an agreeable one, was useful only, as it
proved, in the way of education, for his employers failed at the
end of the second year, and he was left without a situation.
The general depression in all circles of business after 1826, made
it exceedingly difficult to obtain another place suited to his mind.
His uncle, therefore, having confidence in his ability and persever-
ance, kindly assisted him to open a grocery store, and, after ten
years' hard labor and assiduous attention to the business, he had
accumulated enough to enter upon the wholesale trade. In 1854,
he withdrew from the firm of Stanton & Jarvis with a credit and
character untarnished by failure or compromise, and that, too, after
an active business life of 26 years many of them years of disaster
and ruin to old and established houses. This step was in accord-
ance with a resolution early formed that he would retire when it
should be convenient after he had accumulated a moderate com-
petency.
In 1860, he was unanimously elected President o'f the Lenox
Fire Insurance Company, New York, an office which* he still holds
(1879), and under whose oversight it has attained a good standing
among the reliable institutions of the city.
In 1840, he moved to Brooklyn, and, in 1844, built the house
which he now occupies, having identified himself in many ways
1 Married in Buffalo, by Rev. Ed. Ingersoll, D.D.
88 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
with the city of his adoption. He was among the Corporators of
the Brooklyn Atheneum, the South Brooklyn Savings Bank (of
which for twenty-five years he has been Vice-President), the Atlan-
tic Fjre Insurance Co., the Home Life Insurance Co., a Director of
the Atlantic Dock Co., and he is connected with several educational
and benevolent institutions. He served his time in the New York
Seventh Regiment, and is now a member of the Veteran Corps.
While working actively in New York and Brooklyn, he has never
lost his interest in his native village. He visits it annually, and
thus shows that his heart fondly turns to the home and scenes of his
youth.
In 1865, he suggested a soldiers' monument in Cheshire, and was
the qhief contributor towards its erection a monument believed
to have been the first of the kind in the country, and commemorat-
ing, among others, the name of his friend and schoolmate, Admiral
Andrew H. Foote. He gave liberally towards the enlargement of
the church in that place, and towards the erection of Bronson Hall,
one of the buildings of the Episcopal Academy. He aided Bishop
Randall in the building of Jarvis Hall at Golden, Colorado, and
also to rebuild it after its destruction by a tornado in 1869. He
has established scholarships in the Berkeley Divinity School at
Middletown, Conn., and assisted several young men in their collegi-
ate and theological education.
Mr. Jarvis has been three times married. His first wife was
Catharine, daughter of Samuel Jarvis, New York, a lady endowed
with many charms of person and character, who died suddenly
within a year after their marriage.
His second wife was Mary, the only daughter of Cornelius
McLean, New York, a Christian woman and a perfect exemplifica-
tion of that charity which is "kind in thought, word, and deed,"
qualities that rendered her an affectionate mother and a stead-
fast friend.
The third wife of Mr. Jarvis is a daughter of the late Lewis
Jenkins of Buffalo, who, like himself and his former companions,
is a communicant of the Episcopal Church, and being of a cheer-
ful and happy disposition, makes his home ever welcome to his
friends.
Of his five children (all by his second wife), two died in infancy,
two arrived to manhood, and one daughter only survives Mary,
the wife of F. J. Bancroft, M.D., Denver, Colorado.
Charles Augustus, the eldest of his sons, possessed a good mind
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION. 89
and high intelligence. He had rare wit and keen perceptions.
His resolution and courage never left him, as the following inci-
dent will show. In 1860, he went to Texas for the recovery of his
health, and spent the winter near San Antonio. In the ensuing
spring, his father, becoming fearful from the signs of the times
that Galveston and New Orleans would be blockaded and com-
munication cut off, wrote to his friend, the Hon. Gideon Welles,
then Secretary of the Navy, stating his son's condition, and asking
whether he would advise him to return immediately or to remain
until the warm weather. Mr. Welles briefly replied, "In. view of
existing difficulties, I should, were my son like yours, take measures
for his immediate return." Mr. Jarvis wrote to his son at once,
and on receipt of the letter he started by coach, in company with a
gentleman, his wife, and child. Night overtook them before the
journey of 75 miles had been 'completed, and the driver, for some
reason, lay down on the coach and refused to go farther. Young
Jarvis knew that by delay they might lose the steamer, and he
therefore mounted the box himself and drove the horses the long
night over a strange road. He could not ask the gentleman within
to relieve him, as his attention was given to "the comfort of wife
and baby." They reached Columbus in time for the train, and
upon arriving in Galveston, Jarvis went directly to the steamer,
which sailed at midnight ; but his companions, by seeking rest at a
hotel, missed their passage, and as the blockade was declared
immediately after this, they were forced to return to San Antonio.
The weary invalid travelled without rest until he reached Buffalo.
The fatigue and excitement of the long journey quite overbalanced
any benefit which his sojourn in Texas might have gained for him,
and he died after lingering on through another year and shedding
brightness upon all who came within his influence.
George, the other son, was a young man of promise, with a mind
active and well-developed by study and general reading, but his
strength and health failed him, and two years after the decease of
his brother he was laid beside him in the beautiful- cemetery of
"Greenwood. Both became communicants of the Episcopal Church
in their boyhood, and to the end were consistent in their char-
acters and faithful in their religious duties. The inscription on
the chancel window which parental affection has erected in the
Parish Church at Cheshire, fitly expresses the well-grounded hope
of their eternal life, " Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall
see God."
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Mary Ann Jarvis, Sept. 4, 1809 May 6, 1829.
728 David Bassett, Oct. 8, 1805 June 30, 1861
3 children.
729 John E., Mch. 31, 1830 June 11, 1860.
730 Elizab'h Caroline, Apr. 24, 1833 Feb. 20, 1839
731 Harriet Aug'ta, July 7, 1842 June 1, 1844
Benj. A. Jarvis, 1 Feb. 11, 1813
732 Frances A. Taylor, Dec. 3, 1815
2 children.
733 Ann Augusta, Feb. 14, 1849
734 Car'line Amelia, Dec. 9, 1850
Dec. 7, 1847.
April 12, 1877 July 8, 1873.
330.
Sarah Maria
Jarvis,
Feb. 3, 1817
735 Orchard Warner, May 5, 1812
5 children.
736 Dudley Jarvis, Mch. 13, 1842
737 Elam, Sept. 5, 1843 April 4, 1845
738 Frank Eugene, Oct. 4, 1845
739 Elam 2d, 2 May 17, 1850
740 Geo. Holland, Oct. 1, 1855 Mch. 6, 1861
Jan. 14, 1841, by Rev.
E.E.Beardsley,D.D.
Farmer, Hamden, Ct.
Engineer, N. Y.
Stock grower, Col.
Oct. 17, 1877.
333.
Hez'hK Jarvis, Mch. 24, 1823 Nov. 16, 1852. Farmer,
near Denver, Col.
741 Mary S.Winther, Dec. 15, 1827 May 1,1853
2d wife.
742 Jane Pomeroy
Emery, 3 Sept. 24, 1839 Dec. 28, 1872.
1 child.
743 Chas. Edward, July 29, 1873
" 1 Benjamin A. Jarvis, farmer, was married Dec. 7, 1847, by Rev. E. E.
Beardsley, D.D., of Cheshire, Conn. He has been Vestryman of St.
Peter's Church in Cheshire, Conn., from 1837; many times Selectman, and
served in the Legislature seven terms ; is now Treasurer of the Episcopal
Academy and Judge of Probate (1879).
2 Farmer, Hamden, Conn. ; married by Rev. John Haugh, to Antoinette
Dorman, b. Feb. 7, 1853.
3 Married by Bishop Randall, in Denver, Col.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION.
91
33O.
Sarah Ann
Jarvis, June 21, 1805
744 Jas. W. Pinckney,
10 children.
745 Emily Augusta, Mch. 11, 1826 Aug.
746 Louisa Jarvis, Nov. 15, 1827
747 Samuel Jarvis, Oct. 6, 1829
748 Micajah, " Oct. 6, 1831
749 Frances H.-, July 6, 1834
6, 1827
750 Hobart, .
751 James W.,
752 Jennie A.,
753 Emily,
754 Edward A.,
Aug. 28, 1836
June 8, 1837
Dec. 10, 1838
Nov. 15, 1843
Nov. 6, 1845
338.
Elizab'h Jarvis, Nov. 15, 1811
755 Jno. A. McLean,
M.D., June 24, 1798
1 child.
756 John Wilson
McLean, M.D., Oct. 4, 1837
May 17, 1825.
Late merchant in N. Y.
Oct. 17, 1849, to Capt.
Henry A. Wetmore.
April 24, 1856.
Mary R. Nichols.
Dec. 27, 1855, to Jos.
C. Randle.
Oct. 24, 1860, to Ste-
phen H. Holmes.
Nov. 29, 1836.
Feb. 22, 1877 Apr. 18, 1830.
34 <?.
Henrietta S.
Jarvis, Dec. 9, 1811
757 Jabez B. Peck, Dec. 10, 1804
7 children.
758 Charles A., Mch. 3,1831
759 Nelson A., July 22, 1832 Mch. 1833
760 Nelson Jarvis, Feb. 5, 1834 Apr. 1835
761 Albert William, Feb. 7, 1838
762 Elizab'h Jarvis, Apr. 24, 1836
763 Nels'n Jarvis, 2d,! Mch. 24, 1839 June 6, 1863
764 Cornel. Frances, July, 1841 Jan. 4, 1842
348.
Wm. Jarvis, 2 Jan. 30, 1813 May 26, 1846.
765 Lucy A. Rogers, May 3, 1822
2 children.
766 William Hart, Dec. 1, 1850 Mch. 26, 1853
767 Lucy, Oct. 1, 1854
1 Drowned at Bayou Boauf, La,, Company C, 23d Conn. Volunteers.
2 Married by Bp. Mcllvain, at St. Peter's, Rome, Ohio.
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WILLIAM JARVIS
Moved from Connecticut to Hart's Grove, Ohio, in the" spring of
1836, where he became the owner of one hundred acres of land,
and the agent of the heirs of the late Major Richard "W. Hart of
Saybrook, Conn., who were the owners of large tracts of land in
several of the surrounding townships.
Mr. Jarvis was post-master of the town for about twenty -three
years, and served as an officer in the State militia some fifteen
years, retiring with the rank of Colonel. He was elected and
served as one of the directors of the Ashtabula Agricultural
Society about fifteen years, during the last two as president. He
has also been director of the First National Bank at Geneva, 0.,
and, at various times, has held other minor offices of the town.
Mr. Jarvis is a worthy, exemplary, and high-minded citizen, and
an estimable gentleman.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Elizabeth Hart
Jarvis, Oct. 5, 1826 June 5, 1856, by Bp.
Brownell.
768 Col. Sam'l Colt, July 19, 1814 Jan. 10, 1862
4 children.
769 Samuel Jarvis, Feb. 24, 1857 Dec. 24, 1858
770 Caldwell Hart, Nov. 24, 1858
771 Elizab'h Jarvis, Feb. 22, 1860 Oct. 15, 1861
772 Henr'ttaSelden,May 23, 1861 Jan. 20, 1862
SAMUEL COLT
Was born at Hartford, Connecticut, July 19, 1814, and was the
third son of Christopher and Sarah Colt. His mother was a
daughter of Major John Caldwell, who was one of the prominent
citizens of Hartford at that period..
From his mother and maternal grandfather he inherited some
of his most marked characteristics, and if we may judge from the
miniature of his mother, he inherited, in a great measure, her
beautiful features. His mother, around whom circled so many
gentle and tender memories, and whom he loved so fondly, died
before he had completed his seventh year. It was but a little
while, however, after his mother's death, that the young man's
life-work began.
Before her death, his father's business affairs became embar-
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FITFH GENERATION. 93
rassed, and eventually he lost the bulk of his fortune. At ten
years of age, Samuel was sent to his father's factory, at Ware,
Mass., where, with intervals at school and on a farm, he remained
until he was sent to Amherst to extend his education. With little
taste for study, he yet learned rapidly all practical branches of
knowledge within his reach, and was, even in those days, a leader
among the boys, either in work or play.
Among the traditions of his boyhood, one is given by a neighbor
on the Hill, showing at how early an age his attention was directed
to the ARM with which his name was to be so intimately connected,
and so well known the world over. When about seven years of
age, he was one day missing for some time, and when at last he
was discovered, he was seated under a tree, with a pistol taken
entirely to pieces, and the different parts carefully arranged around
him, and which he was beginning to reconstruct a feat which, to
his great delight, he soon accomplished.
A relative remembers, One morning, when crossing on the
bridge to East Hartford, being startled by the sharp report of a
pistol ringing out on the clear air. Looking onward, he discov-
ered young Colt, who had stopped, on his way back to the farm
where he was then working, after enjoying a holiday in Hartford,
to indulge in the delight of firing his pistol into the river. These
trifling incidents serve to show the bent of his youthful mind, and
how early in life he evinced a taste for fire-arms.
While at school at Amherst, his father had arranged for sending
him to sea, but, before the ship was ready to sail, he concluded he
would not wait to be sent for, and left school without leave from
any one, after some patriotic demonstrations on the 4th of July,
which did not meet the approval of the school authorities. Arriv-
ing at home unexpectedly, be told his father he thought it iriust
be time for the ship to sail, and had come to see about it. "Have
you brought all your things? " asked his father. "All but my
bills," he promptly answered.
He sailed from Boston, before the mast, on the 2d of August,
1830, for India, his outfit having been attended to by Mr. Samuel
Laurence of Boston. His hard life on shipboard 'most thoroughly
cured the young man of being a sailor, yet he loved the sea, and
his frequent voyages to Europe, which, in after years, his business
compelled him to make, were almost the only intervals of relaxa-
tion, with the exception of a few hours, during his short and busy
life.
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On this voyage to Calcutta, he first conceived the idea of the
now well-known "Colt's Revolver," and he made, on shipboard,
a little wooden model of the pistol, which is still preserved as a
precious relic in the cabinet at Arnismear. On his return from
sea, he was for a time again in his father's factory at Ware, where
he learned much valuable and practical chemical information from
Mr. William Smith, who was in charge of the dyeing and bleach-
ing department. With the knowledge thus gained as his chief
capital, he began, in 1832, to give chemical lectures, and admin-
istered laughing or nitrous oxide gas, going into every town of
two thousand inhabitants in the United States, Canada, and Nova
Scotia. Excepting in his own State, he went under the assumed
name of Dr. Coult. His lectures met with varying pecuniary
success, but as a general thing were popular. From the proceeds,
he not only managed to support himself, but to begin his cherished
scheme of having the fabrication of his arms commenced at Balti-
more. In 1835, he went to England,' and there secured his first
patents, returning in January, 1836. He was, at this time, six
feet in height, slender, with a soldierly presence and bearing.
His face was of uncommon beauty, with very perfect features,
clear, honest eyes of light hazel, with a wealth of the finest hair,
covering his head in clear, crisp curls. As he grew older, his
figure developed into more massive proportions, seeming to keep
pace with the ever-expanding, active brain. As the years went
on, he began to feel the responsibilities of the position to which
he had raised himself. His opinion was asked by the wise and
great, and even monarchs sought the benefit of his wide experience
and inventive genius in their own national works. The endearing
ties of home and children had brought out into strong life all the
gentleness and tenderness of his nature, when a soul-beauty grew
upon the noble face which made it more charming than it was in
all the glory of youth, even though threads of silver were stealing
in among the brown and clustering locks.
Soon after his return from Europe, he took out his American
patents, and before the close of 1836, a company was organized
for the manufacture of his arms at Paterson, New Jersey.
He was in Florida in the winter of 1837, during the Indian war,
and made some life-long friends among the officers of the army
there. He had hoped to get the Government to adopt his arm,
but failed to accomplish his object, and was obliged, to meet his
liabilities, to sell his patent to the Paterson Company.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM FIFTH GENERATION. 95
In 1840, a board of officers reported unanimously in favor of
the pistols.
In 1842, the Paterson Company failed, and all manufacture of
the arms was suspended.
The Submarine Battery was another of his inventions, and he
made with it some most successful experiments, both in New York
Harbor, and on the Potomac, at Washington. At the same time,
he was engaged in the offing telegraph, and he laid successfully,
and used, the first submarine telegraph from the city to Coney
Island and Fire Island Light. He used asphaltum and wax as
insulators, the whole being inclosed in a leaden pipe. As a pecun-
iary speculation, the offing telegraph, both at New York and
Boston, failed.
At the commencement of the Mexican war, he received from
the Government, at the instance of Gen. Taylor, an order for one
thousand pistols, arid although large numbers had been manufac-
tured at Paterson, it was not, at this time, possible to procure a
single arm in the market.
In 1847, he commenced manufacturing his arm 3 at Whitney -
ville, near New Haven, having bought back his patent rights, and
the so-called "Texan Model," the "Rangers" soon were a terror
to the Mexicans and to all enemies, and were of world-wide renown.
For years he had bravely worked on, in spite of obstacles and
disappointments, and now his labor and perseverance were to meet
their full fruition, and .a success achieved by few was his, from
this time onward. Fortune brought him wealth and honor, but
he never relaxed his labors, and when, at length, he could return
to his native town to reside, it was his pride to build there the
largest private armory in the world.
In 1854, he began to build a dyke along the bank of the Con-
necticut, thus reclaiming a portion of beautiful meadow land which
was overflowed by the river freshets. Within this embankment
he built the armory, and a village of brick houses for the workmen
and their families. The armory was completed in the. fall of 1855.
In June, 1856, he was married, at Middletown, to Elizabeth
Hart Jarvis, daughter of the Rev. William and Mrs. Elizabeth M.
Jarvis, the venerable Bishop Brownell performing the marriage
ceremony.
They sailed for Liverpool on the 7th of June, and spent the
summer and autumn in Europe, being present at the coronation of
the Emperor Alexander II. of Russia, and also at the fetes and-
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balls given upon the occasion of that brilliant ceremony. Return-
ing home just before the winter, in February, 1857, he moved into
the home which he had built and where he delighted to gather
everything to make home attractive and pleasant.
The first sorrow that came to that happy household was in the
loss of their first child, an infant son of just ten months old. This
seemed to be the beginning of the loss of the strong man's hold
on life. His darling had been taken away. Another son was
born in November, 1858, the only child who outlived infancy.
Two daughters lived just long enough to make all love them, when
they followed their little brother to Paradise.
Frequent attacks of gout and rheumatism were telling visibly
upon Col. Colt's strength, but while the body was suffering so
inexpressibly, the mind and will were strong as ever. On his
sick-bed, he managed and directed the affairs of the armory with
almost the minuteness and all the clearness of health, and the
business steadily increased and prospered.
In- February, 1861, he went to Cuba, hoping, in the more genial
climate of the tropics, to throw off the blighting disease, but while
this hope was partially realized, firm health had gone for ever, and
on the 10th of January, 1862, the summons came, and the home
he had made so lovely, and where he had known so great happi-
ness and sorrow, was desolate indeed. His funeral was attended
on the 14th, at his late residence. Fifteen hundred men, who
were in his employ at the time of his death, came to look upon his
face for the last time, and then forming in two lines between the
house and the grave, the body was carried to its last resting place,
amid the men for whom, in life, he had done so much, and in
whose well-being he had taken so deep an interest. The flags of
the city were at half-mast on the day he died, and in many a home
made happy by his prosperity there were mourning hearts. Thus
passed away in his prime a man who combined, in an unusual
degree, strength, the power to control men, executive and invent-
ive ability and genius, with great gentleness. He was universally
just, his tastes refined and elegant, his judgment correct and critical.
With hypocrisy he had no patience, no dealing; and his scorn of
it, and love of truth, were very prominent traits of his character.
His wit was quick and ready, and rarely failed him. For the aged
and little children, he had always a kind word, and the first fruits
of his green -houses and orchards were for the sick and afflicted.
Though he was thus early called to rest from his labors, he yet
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lives in the great work, the monument which his own faith and
energy built, and in the true hearts that mourn so sadly for the
breaking of the strong staff of the beautiful rod.
"A sense of loss on all around,
A sigh of grief and pain ;
The like of him we lose to-day,
We may not see again."
E. H. C.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Hetty Hart
Jarvis, Feb. 28, 1828 Dec. 5, 1867, by Bp.
Williams.
773 Cyprian Nicho-
las Beach.
1 child.
774 Elizabeth H.
Jarvis, Nov. 3, 1869
Maria Louisa
Jarvis, 1 Jan. 8, 1835 Sept. 26, 1855,
775 Fred. Fitz Gerald, 1825 Aug. 31, 1866 Born London, Eng.
5 children.
776 Elizab'h Jarvis, July 5, 185(5
777 Mary Collins, July 7, 1858
778 John, May 14, 1861 Jan. 24, 1863
779 Anna Greeno'h, July 21, 1863
780 Frederick, Dec. 7, 1866
John Samuel
Jarvis, May 6, 1837 July 27, 1866 Sept. 21, 1859.
781 Elizabeth Jar-
vis Hall.
2 children.
782 Elizabeth Colt, July 21, 1860
783 HettieFred'rica,July 1, 1864
1 Married by Bp. Williams and Dr. Goodwin.
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GTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
George Seymour
Jarvis, June 2, 1806 Sept. 15, 1829.
784 Martha Shrieve, 1 1876
5 children.
785 George Rogers, June 18, 1832 Feb. 19, 1854 A divinity student.
786 Cecilia Sophia, Aug. 12, 1833
787 Herb't Munson, Dec. 10, 1834 Emeline Thraft.
In Holy Orders.
788 Mary Shrieve, July 24, 1836
789 Amelia Sarah, April 12, 1849 Mch. 7,1856
REV. GEORGE SEYMOUR JARVIS, D.D.,
Is at present (1878) Rector of Shediac and Coverdale, and part of
the secular parishes of Dorchester, N. B.; and Rural Dean of the
Counties of Westmoreland, Albert, and part of Kent. He matricu-
lated at Windsor, N. S., May 15, 1822; admitted to the degree of
B. A. in 1826, to M.A. in 1829. He received many clerical appoint-
ments and honors, and was unremitting in his duties in promoting
the welfare of the Church in different places. In January, 1840,
he received the degree of D.D. at Windsor, and at the same time,
ad eundem at Fredericton, N. B. In 1845, he was elected to the
first of the seven Deaneries into which the Bishop of Fred-
ericton divided his Diocese, where he has been unanimously re-
elected every three years for the tenth time. In 1874, the Diocese
of Fredericton consented to join the Provincial Synod of Montreal,
and Dr. Jarvis was elected by the Diocesan Synod as one of the
Clerical Delegates. Dr. Jarvis was elected Librarian of the Uni-
versity of Windsor, an honor usually conferred on a professor.
The Doctor, when he came to Shediac, found 30 communicants,
which under his charge have increased to 420. The baptisms
during his ministry have been 1,840; communicants, 580, besides
those registered; burials, 920; candidates for confirmation, 1,410;
marriages, 368; miles travelled on missionary duty, 147,000.
1 Mrs. Martha Jarvis's father was a son of High Sheriff Shrieve of New
York, whose widow married Paul Day, Capt. of the 52d regiment. Capt.
Day's father, the Earl of Temple, and Earl of Chatham, married three
sisters, the Misses Granville. The maiden name of Sheriff Shrieve's
wife was Seymour.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION. 99
380.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Edward Lutwich
Jarvis, Aug. 10, 1807 Sept. 8, 1878
790 Ellen Leonard.
4 children.
791 Isabel McLean, Aug. 3, 1839 W. H. Bowring.
792 Chas. Edward
Leonard, July 17, 1840
793 Ellen Caroline, Men. 12, 1842
794 Mary Nutting, Sept. 30, 1844
EDWARD LUTWICH JARVIS
Died at St. John, Newfoundland, Sept. 8, 1878, at the advanced
age of seventy-one years. The deceased gentleman was for a long
time well-known in that city, not alone in connection with the high
positions he occupied, but also for his remarkable urbanity and
gentlemanly deportment, no matter with what classes of society he
came in contact. Mr. Jarvis was, for several years, Aide-de-camp
to the Governor of Newfoundland, and in his commercial capacity
as Agent of the Marine Insurance Company of North America and
other companies, has won golden opinions for tact, promptitude,
and general efficiency. Newfoundland Chronicle.
303.
Caroline Jarvis, May 13, 1813 Oct. 2, 1855 September, 1839.
795 Geo. Wheeler, August, 1855
1 child.
796 Georgina Caro-
line, Nov. 3, 1840
Sarah Maria
Jarvis, Mch. 14, 1618
797 Alexander Stewart. *
7 children.
798 Alex. John, 2 -Mch. 22, 1843
799 Marg't Maria, Sept. 13, 1844
1 The Rev. Alexander Stewart, M.A., was Assistant Minister of Trinity
Church, St. John, N. B., for some years; afterwards Assistant Minister of
St. George's Church, Kingston, and St. James's Cathedral, Toronto; at
present (1878) is Rector and Rural Dean at Orillia, Ont.
8 Alexander John Stewart took his degree as M.D. at the Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston.
100
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks
800 Alice Elizabeth, April 28, 1847
801 Wm. Thatcher, July 17, 1849 June 18, 1860 Drowned at Kingston.
802 Mary Long, June 21, 1852 Nov. 24, 1853
803 Chas. Edward, July 26, 1854 Mch. 9, 1858
804 Frederick, April 3, 1859 July 30, 1859
805 Car'line Matilda, Dec. 17, 1856
June,
March,
Amelia Jane
Jarvis, Jan.
806 Rev. Thos. McGhee.
8 children.
807 Agnes,
808 Murray,
809 Annie Ellen
Leonard,
810 William,
811 Mary,
812 Caroline,
813 Malcolm,
814 Leonard,
307".
1, 1820 Feb. 22, 1867
1845
1847
Feb.,
1873
July,
Dec.,
1848
1850
Nov.,
1872
July,
Nov.,
1852
1853
Sept.,
1868
May,
Oct.,
1855
1857
William Harrison.
Chas. Leonard Jarvis.
4OO.
Elizab'h Arnold
Jarvis, Oct. 20. 1824
449 ) Geo. Murray
815 J Jarvis, April 13, 1824
10 children.
816 Herb't Murray, May 18, 1848
817 Annie Elizabeth
Stewart, July 4, 1849
818 Arthur Leonard
Fitzgerald, June 17, 1852
819 Geo. Wm. Hope, Sept. 17, 1853 Nov. 14, 1854
820 Sidney Berdoe, Nov. 6, 1854 Feb. 2, 1868
821 Mary Boyles, Aug. 21, 1857
822 Emily Caroline, Dec. 27, 1858
823 Laura Matilda, Oct. 8, 1860
824 Edmund Owen
Meredith, Nov. 25, 1863 Nov. 3, 1864
825 Fred'k Arnold, July 26, 1867
June 23, 1846.
Finance department,
Ottawa.
Dec. 22, 1875.
Robt. F. Hazen, April 19, 1803 April 25, 1874
826 Joanna Robinson, June 16, 1853
6 children.
DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. 101
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
827 Robert Morris, 1 Sept. 27, 1829 May 6, 1863 April, 1854.
828 William, s July 4,1831 March 9, 1865.
829 Susan, Aug. 11, 1836 Oct. 8, 1861.
830 Elizabeth.
831 Marg't Ann, Mch. 18, 1843 Oct. 25, 1866.
832 Joanna, William Ritchie, who
died. 3
4O4.
William Munson
Jarvis, 4 Oct. 9, 1838
833 Jane Hope Beer.
3 children.
834 Edw'd William, Sept. 11, 1862
835 Lucy Caroline, Jan. 26, 1864
836 Frank Hope, Feb. 8, 1868.
2d wife.
837 Mary Lucretia
Scovel.
2 children.
838 Mary Elizabeth, Mch. 20, 1869
839 Helen Mary, Apr. 27, 1871
408.
Mary Jane
Jarvis, Sept. 8, 1821 Mch. 24, 1848 Sept. 5, 1843.
840 Frederick Wm.
Starr.
1 child.
841 Maria Gore, Aug. 13, 1844
410.
Henry Fitz Ger-
ald Jarvis, May 20, 1825
1 Robert Morris Hazen, a Captain in H. M. 60th or King's Royal Rifle
Corps, formerly commanded by his grandfather, Colonel Hazen (see No.
136). He died at Burmah in India.
2 William Hazen, a Civil Engineer, residing in St. John, N. B.
8 William Ritchie was a son of the Hon. William Ritchie, formerly
Chief Justice of New Brunswick, and now (1878) one of the Judges of the
Supreme Court of the Dominion of Canada.
4 William Munson Jarvis is a lawyer by profession, a Lieutenant-Colonel
in the New Brunswick Militia; resides at St. John; admitted to the Bar
1863. Is Vice-President of the Diocesan Church Society of the city and
county of St. John, and general agent for the Liverpool, London and Globe
Insurance Company for New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and P. E. Island.
102
DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
842 Frances Stewart
Walker, Sept. 28, 1850
1 child.
843 Anna Mary, July 9, 1850 Aug. 30, 1850
2d wife.
844 Lucy D. Harding, Sept. 30, 1858.
5 children.
845 Edward Clifton, July 11, 1859
846 Ar. Hen'yBoyd, Oct. 29, 1860
847 Ernest Fred'k, Sept. 16, 1862
848 Hel.Am.Marg't, Apr. 30, ,1864
849 Charles William, Mch. 18, 1866
1.
Geo. Wm. Town-
send Jarvis, May 20, 1827 Nov. 2, 1868
850 Sarah Smith.
5 children.
2d wife.
851 Christina Jane Hill.
1 child.
852 Mary, May, 1866 in infancy.
all of whom are dead.
Caroline Amelia
Jarvis, Feb. 22, 1831
853 Charles Palmer. 1
7 children.
854 Mary Anna, Mch. 31, 1856
855 Ada Millicent, Feb. 9, 1858
856 Louise Caroline, Mch. 9, 1859
857 Ethel Maria, May 20, 1860
858 Helen Amelia
Boyd, Oct. 26, 1861
859 Robert Edward, Dec. 16, 1865
860 Charles William
Jarvis, Mch. 21, 1868
Sept. 10, 1853.
Robert Jarvis
Hamilton,
861 Catharine Rob-
ertson.
5 children.
May 18, 1812
Nov. 19, 1836.
1 Hon. Charles Palmer is Chief- Justice of Prince Edward's Island.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
103
1867
No. Name. Born. Died.
862 William, May 28, 1849
.863 Cath'ne Lavinia,Sept. 2,
864 Agnes Hannah, Nov. 20,
865 Robert Henry, Sept. 2, Apr.,
866 Jessie, Aug. 2,
2d wife.
867 Mary Jane
Wright,
7 children.
868 George Edward, July 13, 1853
869 Maria Isabel, Oct. 10, 1855
870 Caroline Mabel, Dec. 2, 1857 Jan. 3, 1860
871 John Harvey, Apr. 26, 1859
872 Jane Chalmers, June 15, 1862
873 Augusta Mary, Mch. 2, 1864
874 Mary, May 15, 1866
Married or Remarks.
Sept. , 1873, MaryMiles.
Apr. 30, 1871, Dr.
Chas. Donnelly.
Dec. 31, 1874, Chas.
Lemon.
I. W. Alway.
Apr. 15, 1851.
Maria Lavinia
Hamilton, Sept. 15, 1818
875 William Harvey
Fitz Gerald,
2 children.
876 Duncan, May 31, 1842
877 Harvey, Mch. 25, 1844
May 21, 1840.
H. M. 73d Regt.
434.
Catharine Ham-
ilton, Mch.
878 Samuel B. Free-
man.
9 children.
879 Geo. Ormand, 1 Sept.
880 Clarence, May
881 Ida Maria, Feb.
882 Arth'r Hamilt'n, Jan.
883 Alice Maud, Mch.
84 Charles Edgar, Dec.
885 Frank, Mch.
886 Manfred, July
887 Christabelle, Nov.
15, 1826
19, 1844
20, 1846
12, 1849
26, 1852
15, 1855
31, 1856
16, 1860
15, 1864
25, 1866
1842.
Nov. 9, 1868.
Dec. 25, 1871.
Married Margaret Douglas Hamilton McLean.
104 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Augusta Caroline
Hamilton, June 17, 1857.
888 Alfred Boultbee, M. P.
5 children.
889 Reginald, July 6, 1858
890 Frank, Dec. 30, 1861
891 Alfred Ernest, Mch. 26, 1864
892 Horatio Clar'ce, June 24, 1866
893 Constance Mary, Aug. 13, 1868
Thomas D. Mc-
Cormick, Feb. 14, 1813 1855
894 Mary Read.
5 children.
895 Janette Augusta, June, 1835 Dec. 25,1835
896 Emma Augusta, Jan. 6, 1838 Sept. 17, 1856.
897 William Jarvis, Sept. 12, 1839
898 Esther Mary, Sept. 24, 1841 June 21, 1870.
899 Harriet Frances
Louise, Feb. 17, 1844
430.
Margaret A. Mc-
Cormick, Nov. 16, 1816 Feb. 21, 1872 June 8, 1837.
900 James Fraser, June 8, 1804
5 children.
901 Augusta, May 17, 1839 Sept., 1868, Miles
O'Reilly.
902 William B., June 11, 1842
903 Charles T., Aug. 27, 1843
904 Maria, Jan. 4, 1849
905 Frederick, Aug. 13, 1852
440.
Hannah McCor-
mick, Nov. 28, 1818
906 Archibald Gil-
kinson, 1812
7 children.
907 Grant, June 5, 1837 1875
908 Isabella Grant, Apr. 28, 1839 Feb. 4, 1864, James C.
Geddes.
909 Thomas G. B.
Grant, Aug. 14, 1841
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
105
No. Name. Born. Died.
910 Alexan'r Grant, July 22, 1844
911 Jasper Grant, Oct. 30, 1846
912 Chas. R Grant, June 4, 1850
913 George Grant, May 22, 1854 July 11, 1858
Married or Remarks.
441.
Mary Elizabeth
McCormick, Oct. 19, 1821 Jan. 14, 1848.
914 Jasper T. Gil-
kinson.
4 children.
915 Aug'ta I. Grant, Dec. 12, 1848
916 Mary Jesse, June 12, 1850 Robert C. Smith.
917 Ellen Phillis, Feb. 11, 1852
918 Agnes, Oct. 4, 1853 Oct. 7, 1854
444.
S. P. McCorinick,Apr. 15, 1828
919 Grace Carruthers.
2 children.
920 Napier and George.
George Diehl
McCormick, Oct. 4, 1830
921 Barbara Waddle.
5 children.
922 Thomas, Aug. , 1860
923 Charles, Feb., 186~2
924 William, Nov., 1863
925 Jasper, Sept., 1866
926 A daughter, Aug., 1868
448.
William D. P.
Jarvis, Dec. 17, 1821 Jan. 15, 1859 Oct., 1850.
927 Diana Irving.
4 children.
928 Mary Amelia, Sept. 17, 1851 Dec. 27, 1877, to Ar-
thur Piers.
929 William Irving, Aug. 26, 1853
930 Aug'ta Lavinia, July 19, 1855
931 Edw'd ^Emilius,Apr. 25, 1860
14
106 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Ann Ellen Jarvis, Oct. 30. 1825 Oct. 12, 1862 Aug. 25, 1846.
932 Luke Fitz Ger-
ald Bernard, H. M. 82d Regt.
6 children.
933 Mary Kathleen, May 6, 1849 1870.
934 Gerald Luke
Fitz Gerald, Sept. 26, 1850
935 Ellen Maude, 1 Nov. 28, 1853 Nov. 6, 1875.
936 Agnes Caroline
Grace, Jan. 22, 1857
937 Renee Harriet
Bunbury, June 19, 1860
938 Edward Henry, Oct. 5, 1862
Chas.' Frederick
Jarvis, June 11, 1834 Mch. 17, 1871
939 Mary Ann Gra-
ham.
5 children.
940 Isabel Grace, Sept. 8, 1864
941 Emily Maude, Mch. 8, 1866
942 Chas. Leonard, Sept. 9, 1867
943 Samuel Peters, Feb. 9, 1869
944 William George, Jan. 27,1871
Charles Herbert
Jarvis, Aug. 25, 1831 Sept. 7, 1859 Dec., 1856.
945 Emma O'Reilly.
1 child.
946 Miles O'Reilly, Sept., 1857
Catharine Maria
Hamilton, Mch. 23, 1817 Jan. 12, 1847.
947 Fred'k Tench, Aug. 6, 1854
2 children.
948 Mary, Oct. 16, 1848
949 Frederica, Mch. 1, 1851
1 Married to Birdmore Doig, at Kurrachee, India.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. 10
404.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Jesse Augusta
Hamilton, Mch. 18, 1821 Nov. 24, 1842.
950 Alexander Duff, May 11, 1846
2 children.
951 Augusta, Sept. 11, 1843
952 Wm. Alexander,
Hamilton, Apr. 17, 1846
4OO.
Elizabeth Hamil-
ton, Aug. 6, 1826 Mch. 15, 1855.
953 J. Thos. Town-
send.
3 children.
954 Sam'l Hamilton, Sept. 9, 1856
955 Charles Jarvis, Nov. 26, 1858
956 Gilbert, Mch. 6, 1863
400.
William Jarvis
Hamilton, Apr. 25, 1833
957 Sarah Clark, June 28, 1865
3 children.
958 Caroline, Sept. 30, 1859
959 Cyrus Jarvis, June 28, 1861
960 Thomas Clark, Aug. 23, 1863
2d wife.
961 Marg't Houston, Sept. 5, 1869.
3 children.
962 Grace, July 14, 1871 Aug. 19, 1872
963 Grace, Oct. 2, 1873
964 Minnetta, Feb. 7, 1875
Caroline Emily
Hamilton, Jan. 4, 1835 Jan. 8, 1867.
965 George Durand.
5 children.
966 Car. Aug. Owen,Mch. 10, 1868
967 Hannah, Sept. 17, 1869 Feb. 19, 1870
968 Mary Catharine, June 27, 1871
969 Jesse, Feb. 6, 1873
970 Eliza Beatrice, Oct. 23, 1874
108 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Sylvia Elizabeth
Wetmore, Oct. 20, 1805 Aug. 10, 1874 Oct. 22, 1834.
971 Leon.B.Hurlbut.
2 children.
972 Sylvia Elizab'h, Sept. 29, 1840
973 Ch'lotte Jarvis, Sept. 13, 1845
Darwin W. Wqt-
more, Sept. 2, 1807 Aug. 20, 1853 Jan. 10, 1830.
974 Ellen Dyer.
1 child.
975 Eliz'th Adaline, Oct. 4, 1831 Mch. 26, 1853
William J. Wet-
more, M.D., June 30, 1809 Jan. 4, 1844.
976 Elizabeth Jane
Campbell, Aug. 24, 1815 June 9, 1876
1 child.
977 Emma Jarvis, Aug. 7, 1846
DR. WILLIAM JARVIS WETMORE
Is a native of Winchester, in the State of Connecticut. His mother
was Elizabeth Jarvis, daughter of the late John Jarvis of Norwalk,
in the same State. His father was Dr. Truman Spencer Wetmore,
whose ancestor left England in 1625 and settled in Middletown,
purchasing a very large tract of land along the pleasant banks of
the Connecticut river, where many of the name are now located.
William Jarvis commenced the study of the classics under the
tuition of the late Rev. Frederick Marsh, in his native town, and
after the conclusion of his academic course, prosecuted the study
of medicine and surgery under the instruction of his father, and
also his uncle, the late Dr. George 0. Jarvis. He was afterward
graduated as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery at Yale College,
his Alma Mater. During his studies he was a poetical contributor
to the New England Weekly Review, which was for some time under
the editorial charge of the late Geo. D. Prentice.
On his return from college to his paternal home, he passed the
first three or four years in teaching music, after which he removed
to New York city, and engaged in the sale of drugs and chemicals
in connection with his profession, at the same time teaching the
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. 109
piano-forte and composing and publishing songs and ballads. He
wrote and published many songs of which he was the author of
both the words and music.
In addition to his knowledge of the Latin and Greek poets, he
was acquainted with the French, German, Spanish, and Italian lan-
guages, and being a smooth versifier, he was frequently employed to
translate into English text the songs of foreign authors. He was,
in the first instance, engaged by the celebrated buffo cantante,
Signor De Begnis, to translate the early songs of Donizetti, which
were written by him for the accomplished vocalist, Ronzi, the wife
of De Begnis, and introduced by her in the operas of " Agnese,"
"II Barbiere di Siviglia," and "II Turco in Italia." He also wrote
several lyrics for De Begnis, who composed the music, all of which
were subsequently published with English and Italian text.
In the same year (1842), he was associated with the late John
Graham, the blind Scottish bard, in arranging and publishing in
book form, with music, the songs which the poet had written for
the St. Andrew's Society, which, in connection with his fugitive
pieces, made a volume of 110 pages royal octavo.
In 1849, the Doctor issued a musical annual entitled "L'Isola
Incantata," or "The Fairy Isle." It was founded on an Eastern
superstition, and for this pleasant souvenir he wrote both the
poetry and music. He was, during the same year, the author
of various sketches entitled "Sketches of the Past," or "Pictures
from Life," which were published in the various magazines through-
out the country. He has also translated into English verse the
songs of the various operas as they appeared successively from
Gounod, Donizetti, Meyerbeer, Offenbach, Lecocq, and others, until
his original songs and ballad translations are very numerous.
For Anthony Philip Heinrich, more familiarly known as "Father
Heinrich," he wrote the libretto for an oratorio, which Heinrich
dedicated to the Emperor of Austria. This was translated into
German verse, arranged with music for the orchestra and piano-
forte, and performed in Prague before the Emperor and royal
family, the orchestra being conducted by Heinrich himself. He
also furnished him with several original songs, for which Heinrich
wrote the music. They were also translated into German verse,
and very beautifully gotten up with picture titles in Vienna.
In 1860, he published a satire in verse entitled "Gotham Am-
brotypes." In 1865 he translated from the French, Pauseron's
A, B, C of Music, and the following year edited Hamilton's Musical
Dictionary.
110 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
In 1869, he was the Editor of a Musical Magazine, in which
he furnished many of the stories and miscellaneous articles that
filled its pages, as well as the music in that department of the
paper.
In 1871, he wrote a hundred original lyrics for the Poly
technic and Athenaeum, two musical publications, and, in the same
year, he delivered a poem at the celebration of the centennial
of his native village, which has been since published in the
" Annals " of the town by the Hon. John Boyd. He also fur-
nished an original ode, words and music, for the same occasion,
entitled " Beautiful Days of the Past."
In 1874, he published a volume of music entitled "The Ori-
ental," a collection of traditional and ancient Jewish melodies,
adapting them to Christian service, the dates of many of them
running back to the days of Moses and the Prophets. Many of
the hymns are original. He is now engaged on a second series
of these ancient melodies, most of which, if not secured within
the next few years, must be lost to the musical world for ever.
Dr. Wetmore's love for his mother, and his many eulogistic
lines to her memory, the happy fireside, and the pleasant scenes
of his childhood and youth, make pleasing episodes of his early
life. The following original poem, written but a few years ago,
shows how fondly he recalls those golden days:
A DREAM.
I dreamed last night of my early days,
When life had not a care ;
The friends now sleeping in the tomb,
I fancied all were there.
We talked of scenes long past and gone,
Scenes that were once so dear ;
It seemed there had been no decay,
'Twas childhood's happy year.
The merry laughter of the young,
Each joyous sport and game,
The lively joke, the sweet old song,
And each familiar name ;
The grand old tree before the door,
With broad and ample shade,
Waved its strong branches to the breeze,
The same, still undecayed.
DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. Ill
And down upon the placid lake,
Rocked lightly Pleasure's boat ;
Around it many a ripple played,
And hark ! the robin's note !
The song birds whistled in the trees,
I heard the cooing dove ;
The breezes kissed my boyish brow,
'Twas YOUTH, and HOME, and LOVE.
My father's voice was still as kind,
As earnest as of yore ;
My mother sang the same sweet songs
I'd heard so oft before ;
And sister, brothers, all were there ;
Our hearts beat high with mirth ;
And there we sat and talked, as when
'Round boyhood's happy hearth.
Dr. Wetmore married, in the year 1844, a Miss Elizabeth Jane
Campbell. Her parents were from Scotland, her mother being
born in the city of Edinburgh. The daughter was intellectual,
refined, and' cultivated. In addition to a sound English education,
she was an excellent French scholar; and she not only played the
piano very acceptably, but sang the songs of Burns and Moore
with fine taste and feeling. As friend, companion, wife, and
mother, she was unexceptionable. We give below a little poem
which her husband wrote and sent to her on her birthday, while
he was making a brief visit to his daughter, who resides, with her
husband, on the banks of the Delaware. The lines are as follows:
TO MY WIFE.
WRITTEN ON HER BIRTHDAY.
O, beautiful river! how tranquil it glides,
To mingle its waters with old Ocean's tides;
While the breezes that play 'round my temples so free,
Seem to bring, my dear wife, some fond message from thee.
The flowers on its banks blossombrightly and fair,
And exhale a perfume both delightful and rare;
While my young love 1 and I float in gladness along,
To the dip of the oar and the magic of song.
1 My daughter, Mrs. Emma Jarvis Wilson.
112 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
O, beautiful river ! beloved Delaware !
Can tempest e'er ruffle your bosom so fair?
May it float on in beauty to blend with the sea,
While my heart travels back, dear companion, to thee.
Like the beautiful river that bears me along
On its bosom, so sacred to beauty and song,
Is another that winds to a beautiful home,
Where love never dies, and where cares never come.
May we float down that river so peaceful and bright,
Undisturbed by a care, to the CITY of LIGHT,
Where life's voyage shall end, and our souls shall find rest,
In a HAVEN of PEACE, in the HOME of the BLEST ! l
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Geo. W. Wet-
more, M.D., Oct. 11, 1812 Nov. 28, 1843.
978 Sarah Ann Thompson, Dec. 27, 1871
3 children.
979 Geo.Thompson,Feb. 9, 1845
980 Eliz'th Jarvis, April 6, 1846
981 Mary Fitch, April 16, 1855
GEORGE WHITFIELD WETMORE
Was born October 11, 1812, and received the same early and
careful educational training as that of his brothers. He began
teaching when quite young, and for some years taught, during the
winter season, several select schools in many parts of Connecticut.
This he continued to do until he determined to study the profes-
sion of medicine. His studies were prosecuted under the tuition
of his father, and also of his uncle, Dr. George 0. Jarvis. After
the requisite preparation, he attended, during the winters of 1837
and 1838, the medical lectures at Williams College, Mass., graduat-
ing an M.D. (in December, 1838,) from that institution.
He settled at Amenia City, Dutchess Co., New York, February
19, 1839, where he practiced his profession with acknowledged
skill and ability. He subsequently became acquainted with, and
afterwards married. Miss Sarah Ann Thompson, a very lovely and
amiable girl of the village, by whom he has three children.
The doctor still enjoys fair health, but since the death of his
wife, has given up practice, and returned to the home of his
youth.
1 Mrs. Wetrnore died June 9, 1876.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION. 1 13
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Charles F. Wet-
more, Aug. 21, 1815 April 11, 1850.
982 Sarah Astor Bryden, June 7, 1855
1 child.
983 Mary Jarvis, Sept. 14, 1852
CHARLES FITCH WETMORE
Was born on the 21st of August, 1815, and was the youngest son
of Dr. Truman S. and Elizabeth Jarvis Wetmore.
His rudimental education was obtained in the schools of his
native village, which were excellent, and after careful training in
these, he was placed under the private instruction of the Rev. Mr.
Jones, an Episcopal clergyman, located in Hitchcocksville, now
Riverton. Here, though his advancement was entirely satisfactory,
still, as it was preparatory to a collegiate education, he was sent to
Cheshire, Conn., under the care and instruction of the Rev. Dr.
Morgan.
He entered Trinity College, Hartford, in the year 1837, and was
graduated from that institution in 1841. In 1844, he received
the degree of M.A. from the same institution. He studied law
with the late Hon. Liv. Livingston of New York, and was
admitted as an attorney, solicitor, and counsellor to the courts of
that State in 1845.
He was an excellent Greek and Latin scholar, and while in
college occasionally coquetted with the muses. He was the author
of several pieces of fugitive poetry of considerable merit. He
delivered, by appointment, a poem entitled ''VENICE," before the
Athenaeum Literary Society, in 1840, and accepted, also, a second
appointment to deliver the annual poem before that Society the
following year. This poem was entitled "Scio." The first was
published in a belles lettres paper edited by his brother William.
At commencement, the year of his graduationj He delivered an
essay on Saracen Literature, which was subsequently published in
his brother's paper.
SarahE. Sey-
mour, May 13, 1812 Aug. 13, 1837.
984 Dr. Ammon C.
Taber, Dec. 30, 1807
8 children.
15
114 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
V
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
985 Charl'te Louisa, May 10, 1838 Feb. 9, 1845
986 Caroline Moore, July 3, 1840 Sept. 20, 1866.
987 Charles Jarvis, Aug. 14, 1842 Aug. 17, 1853
988 Alvah Seymour, Nov. 24, 1844
989 Eugene Dewitt, Jan. 9, 1848 Aug. 29, 1849
990 Mary Bradley, Feb. 14, 1850 Feb. 28, 1872.
991 Edw'd Maurice, June 15, 1853
992 Helen Henri'ta, May 18, 1856 Nov. 3, 1857
Charles J. Sey-
mour, Feb. 25, 1815 Mch. 13, 1840
993 Nancy Woods, July 14, 1819 June, 1867 May 10, 1837.
1 chil'd.
994 Wm. Woods, May 29, 1839 Jan. 9, 1840
Charlotte Fitch
Seymour, Aug. 4, 1819 May 25, 1863 May 11, 1847.
995 T.heo. C. King, Aug. 30, 1809 Apr. 1, 1858
3 children.
996 Eugenia Seym'r, Sept. 22, 1849 Sept. 24, 1849
997 Eugenia Hask'll, Feb. 15, 1852 Apr. 13, 1873
998 Eva Seymour, Sept. 24, 1854 Apr. 28, 1862
484.
Samuel J. Sey-
mour, Mch. 9, 1822 Feb. 17, 1850.
999 Mary A. Seym'r
nee Patridge, May 18, 1827
10 children.
1000 CharFtte Jarvis, Oct. 23, 1850
1001 M'tha Patridge, Oct., 1852
1002 Chaii'tte Jarvis, Oct. 15, 1854
1003 Kate Rowland.
1004 Mary Ann, Mch. 3, 1858
1005 Carrie Taber.
1006 Samuel John, Jr.
1007 Jennie Wilson.
1008 George Lee.
1009 Wm. Patridge.
480.
Chas. A. Jarvis, Feb. 2, 1828 Jan. 17, 1854.
1010 Statira Gilder-
sleeve, Sept. 1, 1829 Nov. 7, 1864
2 children.
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DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION. 115
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1011 Cora Elizabeth, Oct. 13, 1854
1012 Chas.Lavallette,May 17, 1857
2d wife.
1013 Ellen J. Smith, June 11, 1835 Oct. 7, 1868.
3 children.
1014 Janet McNary, Feb. 4, 1872 Aug. 15, 1872
1015 Geo. Oglevie, Jan. 15, 1873
1016 Edw. Winslow, Nov. 20, 1877
Geo. Cyprian
Jarvis, Apr. 24, 1834 Feb. 8, 1866.
1017 Martha Gillum.
1 child.
1018 Martha Louisa, Feb. 26, 1868
GEORGE C. JARVIS, M.D.,
Is the son of Dr. George O. Jarvis and Philomela Marshall Jarvis ,
and was born in the town of Colebrook, Conn., April 24, 1834..
The early education of Doctor Jarvis was received at the district
school, which he attended until he was fifteen, years of age, after
which he spent a year at the Military Academy at Norwich, Vt.,
and a year with the Rev. S. M. Emery of Portland, Conn.
He entered Trinity College in 1851, and remained through the
junior year, leaving in 1853. He spent the next .three years as
clerk in a drug store in Middletown, thereby acquiring a practical
acquaintance with the materiamedica.'
Doctor Jarvis commenced the study of medicine with his father.
whose extensive surgical practice gave unusual facilities for illustra-
tions in this branch of the profession. He studied also about a
year with the distinguished gynecologist, Dr. J. Marion Sims.
He attended lectures at the Medical Department of the New York
University, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medi-
cine, March, 1861. He commenced the practice of his profession
in Stamford, but remained only a few months, entering the army
as Assistant Surgeon, 1st Battalion Connecticut Cavalry, receiving
his commission December, 1861. He was promoted as Surgeon of
7th Connecticut Volunteers, October, 1862, and served honorably
and with distinction through the war, being mustered out 'July 20,
1865. His army record was noted for bravery and gallantry, as
well as that of a skillful and reliable surgeon, as is shown in many
places of trust and responsibility.
116 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
An army life extending over so long a period of time, and
through so many portions of the country, with such diversified
service in the field during and after battle, in the hospital, in camp,
on sea and land, abounds naturally with interesting incidents and
adventures, which would justly find place in a more extended
biography. One incident, however, deserves especial mention.
When the midnight boat attack was planned on Fort Gregg, the
regular detail shrank from the exposure of taking surgical charge
of what was regarded and justly, as almost a forlorn hope. Dr.
Jarvis volunteered for this service, and was placed in charge,
receiving an official indorsement of his action from the General in
command. The following is also a characteristic incident: After
the battle of Olustee, when a retreat was ordered, and the wounded
had to be hastily removed, the Doctor surrendered his horse to a
wounded soldier, who would otherwise have been left on the field,
and after a hard service as operating surgeon, marched on foot for
thirty miles.
Doctor Jarvis was appointed as operating surgeon for the brigade
after the first battle, and continued as such of each division with
which he was connected during his field service. At Fort Fisher
he was on Gen. Terry's staff in the same capacity. He had charge
of the post hospitals at Fernandina, Florida, from February to
April, 1863, and at St. Augustine from April to July, 1863, after
which he went to Morris Island. He superintended the reception
and feeding of the returned Union prisoners under Gen. Hawley
at North-East, near Wilmington, North Carolina; and was, after-
ward, in charge of the general hospital at Wilmington, where nearly
8,000 were congregated from Andersonville and other prison pens
of the South.
It was found necessary to surround the cook-tents with a strong
guard, and even then it was impossible to prevent the eager rush
for food, to which a bayonet was but a slight obstruction. Scores
perished with the food convulsively grasped in their clenched
hands. A fearful epidemic of typhus and typhoid fevers followed,
with over a hundred cases of gangrene of different parts of the
body, all resulting from the want and exposure to which the
prisoners had been subjected. Out of thirteen surgeons and assist-
ant surgeons, nine were sick and seven died, while the mortality
in the hospitals was necessarily very great.
The following is an epitome of his field service as operating
surgeon: He served throughout Fremont's campaign in West
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
117
Virginia, during which the following engagements occurred:
McDowell, Franklin, Strasburg, Harrisonburg, Cross Keys, Port
Republic Bridge; through the fifteen days retreat under Pope from
the Rapidan, ending with the second battle of Bull Run; in the
Department of the South, at Morris Island, Fort Wagner, and
Olustee; in Virginia, with the Army of the James in the siege
around Petersburg and Richmond, during which the following
engagements occurred: Chester Station, Bermuda Hundred, Deep
Bottom, Deep Run, Chapin's Farm, New Richmond, New Market
Road, Darby Town Road, Charles City Road, and at Fort Fisher.
On the return of Dr. Jarvis from the war, he settled in Hartford,
Conn., and soon won a position as one of the leading surgeons in
the State, thereby receiving a large general and consultation
practice.
In 1869, he was appointed examining surgeon for pensions, and
on the organization of the Board in Hartford, was appointed its
President, which position he still holds. For six years he was a
member of the examining committee for conferring degrees at the
Medical Institution of Yale College, and relinquished the position
through ill health.
In 1874, he was appointed attending surgeon to the Hartford
Hospital, a position which he still occupies.
403.
No. Name. Born. Died.
Thos. Newton
Jarvis, June 22, 1805
1019 Cordelia Hobart, Feb. 4, 1813 Sept. 23, 1845
4 children.
1020 Charles, Dec. 12, 1835
1021 Rowland B., May 27, 1837
1022 Henry Clay, Oct. 19, 1841
1023 Clarissa. Sept. 21, 1843 Dec. 19,1875
2d wife.
1024 Emily Wilbur, Dec. 12, 1825
2 children.
1025 Harriet E., July 22, 1850 Jan. 22,1874
1026 Florence. July 30, 1854
Married or Remarks.
June 14, 1834.
June 17, 1860.
May, 1861.
July 8, 1869.
W. Guilford.
Aug. 5, 1849.
404.
Milton Barlow
Jarvis, M.D., Aug. 5, 1807
Born in New Hartford,
Conn.
118 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1027 Jean'te J.Butler, Oct. 6,1812 April 24, 1838 Feb. 26,1836.
1 child.
1028 Lou. Jeanette, Jan. 10, 1837 Oct. 29, 1860.
2d wife.
1029 Helen M.Ray-
mond, Aug. 1, 1819
6 children.
1030 George Milton, June 29, 1849
1031 James Lorenzo, Oct. 24, 1850
1032 Frank, Sept. 23, 1852
1033 Lizzie Ida, Dec. 29, 1855 Dec. 13, 1857
1034 Nellie May, May 13, 1860
1035 Josie Kinyon, Sept. 30, 1857 Mch. 7, 1874 Adopted.
MILTON BARLOW JARVIS, M.D.,
Was born August 5, 1807, in the town of Amenia, Dutchess county,
N. Y., in a small village, then called Jarvis Corners.
In the spring of 1820, his father sold the old homestead, and
after a temporary residence in the village, removed, with his
family, in 1821, -to Canastoke, town of Lenox, in Madison county.
The farm on which he located was part of the tract known as the
Indian Reservation, and is situated on the Erie Canal, about mid-
way between the city of Utica and Syracuse.
Until the year 1825, Dr. Jarvis worked on the farm during the
pleasant months of summer, and in the winter attended the district
school. He then went to an adjoining town, engaging with a
Mr. James Beebe to learn the trade of a tanner and currier. In
the year 1828, from the depression of business, he left Mr. Beebe
and his tannery, to seek a more profitable calling.
In the winter of 1830, he visited his uncle, Dr. Hammond of
Dover, Dutchess Co., who proposed that he should study medicine.
The proposition was accepted, and, in the spring of 1832, he
entered his uncle's office, where he applied himself closely to his
books. After the necessary lapse of time, and after he had gained
the prescribed amount of knowledge, he was graduated, with all
due honors, in the winter of 1834 and 1835, from the old Univer-
sity in Barclay street, New York, under Professors Mott, Rhine -
lander, and others of like celebrity. He then returned to Dover,
and entered into partnership with his uncle.
The following winter, February 26, 1836, he married Miss Jean-
nette J. Butler, daughter of Mr. William Butler of New Hartford,
Connecticut. Miss Butler was principal of a young ladies' semi-
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. 119
nary, a talented and very lovely woman. The fruit of this happy
union was the birth of a daughter, Louise Jeannette, now Mrs. L.
P. Fay, who was born January 10, 1837.
In the autumn of the same year, Mrs. Jarvis took a severe cold,
which settled on her lungs, finally developing into phthisis, which
resulted in her death, April 24, 1838. From a broken and now
desolate household, the daughter was sent to the home and care of
the doctor's mother, where, after a brief period, he followed her.
In the year 1840, he began, as it were, anew the, business of
life. Among the Thompsonians, Eclectics, and the innumerable
medical pretenders that swarm over the country like noisy and
hungry locusts, he set up his practice, and notwithstanding his
surroundings, prosecuted his profession with success and profit.
It was only after ten years and much deliberation, that he again
concluded to enter the matrimonial paradise, and enjoy the feli-
cities of a home and domestic peace and happiness. This decided
upon, it was not long before he had wooed and won the accom-
plished Miss Helen M. Raymond, daughter of A. Raymond, Esq.
The marriage of the happy pair took place September. 7, 1848.
With a new home, new hopes, and renewed ambition, the future
now looked bright and prosperous. With his eldest daughter
married (the second dying at two years of age), and with three
sons (the two eldest at Cornell University), the doctor is cheerful
and happy in his family surroundings.
In the year 1873, the doctor and his lady visited Europe, where
they spent five months in most delightful travel and sight-seeing.
Although reared and educated as an Episcopalian, he has left the
Church for the Unitarian faith.
The doctor is, at the present writing, seventy years of age, and
still his eye is as bright, his step as firm and elastic, as when at
forty. Like his nonagenarian grandfather, he may live on, growing
in grace, and reserving his strength, until, in the fulness of time,
he may be numbered with his centenarian progenitors.
4OO.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Elizab'h Jarvis, Dec. 31, 1811 May, 1840
1036 Wm. H. Kinney.
1 child.
1037 Charles, 1837 1862
120 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Clarissa Jarvis, June 5, 1814 Aug. 1, 1840
1038 Lucian P. Robe.
1039 Emily, July 14, 1836 Sept., 1848
1040 Harriet, May 4, 1839 Mch. 5, 1865
400.
Samuel Jarvis, Apr. 11, 1819 Apr. 29, 1859 Jan. 9, 1853.
1041 Elsie Per Lee, Dec. 26, 1826
2 children.
1042 Per Lee, Oct. 9, 1855 July 17, 1859
1043 Alice, June 12, 1859 Apr. 15, 1864
DavidS. Jarvis, Feb., 1808 1833.
1044 Eliza Brower, Nov., 1814
4 children.
Abram.
1045 Charles, Apr., 1840
1046 Howard, 1843 Sept., 1862.
1047 Florence, Dec., 1849
DAVID S. JARVIS.
It is a pleasing task to be able to record the virtues and excel-
lences of the brave men and loyal women who have borne the
name of Jarvis, and to find the same strong and striking charac-
teristics in the present as in past generations, thereby giving to the
family the same distinctive qualities through all its history, of
integrity, honor, and love of country. In no member of it have
these features shone brighter than in the subject who heads our
brief sketch. We make the following extract from a letter recently
received from Mr. Jarvis, which explains itself:
" On the breaking out of the Rebellion, I was on a visit to rny
parents, whom 1 never failed to visit once a year. I told them it
was a critical time for our country (this was in 1862), when both
of them became much excited; they hoped I could give them
some good news, but I could not. My mother exclaimed, ' David,
you have three good boys, Abram, Charles, and Howard. Go
yourself, with them, to the war, and I will go, as I can take care
of the sick, or make lint for the wounded; this Government must
be preserved. Your forefather was of Revolutionary stock, and
the country must live.' My father also added that he hoped to
live long enough to see the Rebellion crushed, when he would be
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
121
willing to die. He wanted to feel that he had left a country
untorn by civil war, and as it was designed by the founders of
the republic. Abram went into the war as private secretary to
Gen. Gilmore, and died in Charleston, of yellow fever. Charley
was in both battles of Bull Run, and Howard sent a substitute."
This is a worthy record of a patriotic family, and shows the true
spirit that animated the heroes of Seventy-six.
No. Name. Born.
Maryette Jarvis, Dec. 4,1814
1048 Edwin Sears, Jan. 16, 1808
3 children.
1049 Clara M., Feb. 4,1836
1050 James E., Apr. 29, 1838
1051 Mary A., Jan. 25, 1841
Jane Jarvis,
Jan. 14, 1818
1052 John Calvin
Jackson,
June 3, 1813
7 children.
1053 Helen,
Dec. 31, 1841
1054 Julia,
Nov. 27, 1843
1055 John Calvin,
Sept. 30, 1846
1056 Frances, 1
Jan. 24, 1849
1057 Florence,
Mch. 11, 1851
1058 Ann Eliza,
Jan. 26, 1853
1059 Charles,
Feb. 2, 1859
Died.
June, 1868
Married or Remarks.
Feb. 22,1835.
Feb., 1853.
Sept, 19, 1858.
Nov. 17, 1840.
Live in Sharon, Conn.
Mch. 28, 1868.
Dec. 8, 1864.
Mch. 7, 1857
Charles Jarvis, Mch.
1060 Betsey A. Hoyt, Apr.
3 children.
1061 C. Willis, Oct.
1062 Mellville, July
1063 Jenny, Apr.
51 1.
4, 1821
3, 1826
29, 1845
11, 1849
28, 1868
Jan. 26, 1845.
July 14, 1866.
John Jay Jarvis, Dec.
1064 Susan Forbes,
2 children.
1065 Foster,
1066 Ella,
4,1828
1852
1857
1850.
1 Married Levy Blydenburg. Had Martha, b. December 17, 1871, and
Jane, b. April 17, 1874. Live in New Haven, Conn.
16
122
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
Brice W. Jarvis, Apr. 18, 1831
1067 Adah L. Wood, Sept. 4, 1835
3 children.
1068 Alice B., Jan. 4,1856
1069 John W., Jan. 22,1862
1070- Mary E., Oct. 22,1869
Benj. L. Jarvis, June 6, 1835
1071 Mary Over-
baugh, Feb. 3, 1835
1 child.
1072 Ella P., Oct. 15, 1860
Catherine R.
Crawford, Oct. 18, 1820
1073 Jos. B. Brown.
3 children.
1074' Alice Crawford, Jan. 26, 1852
1075 Margar't Louise, Jan. 26, 1852
1076 Warren Crawf d,Apr. 4, 1854
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Sept. 5, 1854.
Jan. 4, 1859.
Apr. 20, 1848.
j- Twins.
Martha Jeanette
Crawford, ,May 14, 1837
1077 Tunis Quackenbush.
2 children.
1078 Jeanette, 1863
1079 Wm. K, Dec. 25, 1864
Jan. 1, 1862.
Rev. Wm. Oscar
Jarvis. 1 July 1. 1822
1080 Mary Frances Burt, 2 June 23, 1851 April 25, 1850.
2d wife.
1081 Ellen Douglass, 3 June, 1871 Jan. 5, 1854.
4 children.
1082 Douglass, July 8, 1855
1083 Hen'y Douglass, Mch. 9, 1858
1 Ordained Deacon Sept. 19, 1849 ; Priest N ov. 24, 1850 by Bishop
Brownell.
2 Daughter of Rev. Moses Burt.
3 Daughter Major D. B. Douglass, LL.D.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
123
No. Name.
1084 Ann Eliza,
1085 *Wm. Oscar,
Born.
May 2, 1860
Aug. 9, 1865
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Wellington Jar-
vis, Aug. 20, 1829
10854 Isabella L. Stone.
6 children.
1086 Henry Stone, April 18, 1856 Oct. 31,1871
1087 Addie Stone, Feb. 7, 1860
1088 Louise Heath, July 22, 1863
1089 Julia Conklin, July 13, 1861
1090 Clara, July 31, 1873 Aug. 7, 1876
June 20, 1855.
1091 Jennie,
May 22, 1875 June 19, 1875
Fred'k Wm.
Jarvis, 1 Feb. 7, 1818
1092 Caroline Skynner.
5 children.
1093 Fred'k Aug., Aug. 30, 1858 Sept. 8,1859
1094 Geo. Hamilton, Mch. 14, 1859
1095 Flor. Caroline, Jan. 5, 1860
1096 Fred. Clarence, Aug. 10, 1862
1097 Edm. Meredith, Jan. 27, 1867
Oct. 5, 1857.
Amelia Jarvis, May 24, 1819
1098 Alex. Proudfoot.
7 children.
1099 Wm. Stephen,
1100 Frederick,
1101 Mary,
1102 Elizabeth,
1103 Amelia,
1104 Alexander, M.D.,
1105 Thomas,
1836.
1837
1839
1841 Sept. 8, 1862
1843 1874
1845 March, 1868
1847 Lives in Montreal.
1849 Oct. 5, 1867
Geo. Thomas
Jarvis, Nov. 30, 1820
1106 Eliza llm-cndcn.
5 children. '
Jan. 4, 1852.
1 Frederick William Jarvis succeeded his uncle as High Sheriff of Tor-
onto, which position he at present (1878) holds.
124
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died.
1107 Sarah Isabel, Dec. 23, 1855
1108 Julia Eliza, Sept. 17, 1857
1109 Wm. Maule, June 6, 1859
1110 Geo. Robinson, Oct. 7, 1863
1111 Charlotte Mary, May 15, 1867
Married or Remarks.
Stephen Maule
Jarvis, Nov. 2, 1822
1112 Mary Stinson.
5 children.
1113 Marg. Is. Maule, Jan. 28, 1851
1114 Thos. Stinson, 'May 31, 1854
1115 Steph. Jervis
White, May 3, 1861
1116 Mary Catharine, Feb., 1863 July 31, 1863
1117 Edward, Feb. 28, 1873
Sept. 10, 1850.
Dec. 3, 1871, Benjamin
Read Clarkson.
Peter Robinson
Jarvis, 2 Aug. 16, 1824
1118 Marion Neilson,
11 children.
1119 Fred'k Starr, 3 Sept. 27, 1850
1120 Marg. Annabella, Aug. 1,1852
1121 Thos. Neilson, May 22, 1854
1122 Marion Zeta, 4 Oct. 23, 1856
Feb. 12, 1849.
Sept. 20, 1877.
Oct. 22, 1878.
1 Thomas Stinson Jarvis is a law student at Toronto. In 1873-4, made a
tour through Egypt and the Holy Land, and afterwards wrote a book of
travels, entitled "Letters from East Longitudes," dedicated by special
permission to the Earl of Dufferin, Governor-General of Canada. This is
a most interesting work, and reflects great credit on the young author. It
will compare favorably with the best works of travel in the Holy Land.
The style is neat and graphic, and the numerous scenes and incidents are
portrayed so vividly that we catch the inspiration of his pen, and seem
transported to the spot, and share with him the interest felt at the moment
of writing. As was said of the works of Oliver Goldsmith, " This excellent
book is only open to one criticism of being too brief. "
2 Peter R. Jarvis sailed for Canton, China, in 1845, in ship "Achbar,"
thence to Singapore and Calcutta. Remaining here a few months, he took
passage in the ship "Grotius," bound for Boston ma Isle of France and
St. Helena. On his return he 'settled at Stratford, Ontario, and was for
several years Mayor of that town. He still resides there.
3 Married Miss Brooks; one child born Dec. 6, 1878.
4 Married Peter Woods, at Brunswick Lodge, Stratford, Ontario, Canada,
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION. 125
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1123 Julia, Sept. 20, 1858
1124 Edmund Head, Mch. 6, 1860
1125 Mary Beatrice, Nov. 20, 1861
1126 Peter Kobinson, Nov. 27, 1864
1127 Ada. Dagma, Dec. 3, 1866
1128 Ckas. Brydger,Feb. 1, 1869
1129 Edgar Ralph, Feb. 14, 1872
Chas. Beverley
Jarvis, Nov. 16, 1826
1130 Elizabeth Mead.
1 child. t
1131 Fanny, June 19, 1854
Mary Jarvis, Dec. 2, 1828 Feb. 27, 1861 Oct. 30, 1851.
1132 Henry Skynner.
5 children.
1133 Francis Louis, Sept. 28, 1852
1134 Eleanor Isabella, Aug. 4, 1854
1135 Emily Mary, Oct. 8, 1856
1136 Henry John, Feb. 21, 1858
1137 Wm. Jarvis, Feb. 21, 1861
Arthur Murray
Jarvis, Oct. 27, 1830 Oct. 26, 1852.
1138 Martha Matilda Ratcliffe, Nov. 15, 1858
1 child.
1139 Steph. Murray, Mch. 4, 1854
2d wife.
1140 Annie Stein Maclear, Feb. 8, 1860.
7 children.
1141 Harry Aug., Dec. 21, 1860
1142 Arthur Murray, Apr. 6, 1862
1143 Thos. Henry, March, 1864
1144 Isabella Maule, Oct. 22, 1865 1873
1145 Fred'k Starr, June 15, 1867
1146 Wm. Morley, Aug. 29, 1870
1147 Constance Kings-
mill, Mch. 28, 1872
Edgar John
Jarvis, Jan. 28, 1835 Oct. 17, 1863.
126
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name.
1148 Charlotte Beau
mont.
10 children.
1149 Edgar Beaum't
1150 Paul,
1151 Ernest,
1152 Harold,
1153 Francis Proud-
foot,
1154 Herbert Cherri
man,
1155 LouisRaymond
1156 Percy and Eva,
Nota Bene,
Born
July 7, 1864
Sept. 27, 1865
Oct. 12, 1866
Oct. 4, 1867
Oct. 27, 1869
Oct. 17, 1871
,May 19, 1874
Jan. 16, 1877
Jan. 17, 1879
Died.
Married or Kemarks.
Twins.
Not yet baptized.
Frances Amelia
Maule,
1157 Major-General
Budgen.
8 children.
1158 John,
1159 William Thos.,
1160 Fanny Lydia,
Oct. 28, 1814 Dec. 3, 1848
July 6, 1836
June 11, 1838
Oct. 2, 1840
1161 Caroline Maria, 1 June 30, 1843
1162 Ellen Isabel, Mch. 12, 1845
1163 Alice Charlotte, Mch. 12, 1846
1164 George, Mch. 23, 1848 ]
Twins.
1165 Mary, Mch. 23, 1848 j Dec. 10, 1848
Capt. H. M. 95th Regt.
Maj. Royal Artillery.
Capt. Cary, R. A.
Aug. 21, 1867, Dr.
Morent.
A Lieut, in H. M.
98th Regt.
Charl'te Maule, June 26, 1824
1166 Capt. M. Gillies. 2
1 child.
1167 Fanny, Mch., 1864
July
26, 1864 June 30, 1862.
H. M. 55th Regt.
Mary Catharine
Maule.
1168 Jonathan Hard-
ing.
1169 A daughter, Oct. 12, 1853
1 Married Edwin Frederick Temple, Capt. H. M. 55th Regt.
2 Capt. Gillies served on the Bhootan expedition, in 1865.
DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. 127
ST'O.
No. Name. Boru. Died. Married or Remarks.
Robert Maule, l Aug. 26, 1831 Jan. 8, 1863.
1170 Henrietta Lou-
isa Luke.
4 children.
1171 Edith Blogden, July 25, 1865
1172 Lilian Beatrice, Dec. 11, 1867
1173 Percy Sidney, Aug. 7, 1870
1174 Fr. Jarvis Fox, Feb. 12, 1873 July 28, 1873
Julia Eliza Jar-
vis, 2 Aug. 4, 1823 Aug. 5, 1840.
1175 Geo. Hamilton, May 21, 1858
5 children.
1176 Geo. Wellesley, June 22, 1847 Miss Sicotte.
1177 Robert Craigie, July 1, 1848 July 18, 1848
1178 Julia, Nov. 26, 1849 Dead.
1179 Chas. Chetwood, Jan. 9,1851 1873, Kate Parker.
1180 Robert Craigie, 3 July 6,1852 Apr. 28, 1875.
580.
Frances Amelia
Jarvis, Jan. 26, 1826
1181 John Robert
Taylor. 4
4 children.
1182 Frances Amelia,Feb. 22, 1843
1183 Seaton Frank, July 24, 1844
1184 Cyrel, Sept. 2, 1846
1185 Mowbray, Aug. 5, 1862
Mary Sophia
Jarvis, Nov. 12, 1829 June 19, 1856.
1186 J. Briggs Miller
Lewis, Surgeon-Major, R. A.
1 child.
1187 John George
Stephen, Oct. 3, 1857
1 Robert Maule was a Captain in H. M. 82d Regt. ; retired from the ser-
vice after having served during the Indian Mutiny, and is now (1878)
residing in Toronto.
s Married second husband, Henry McKay, Dec. 3, 1861.
3 Married Charlotte Lewis, eldest daughter of the Rt. Rev. J. Travers
Lewis, D.D., LL.D., Lord Bishop of the Diocese of Ontario.
4 Surgeon H. M. 29th Regt. Served in Affghan war, 1843 ; Crimean
war, 1854; and Indian Mutiny.
128 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Bom. Died. Married or Remarks.
Geo. Sherwood
Jarvis, Nov. 8, 1834 Sept. 19, 1865.
1 1 88 Annie Mclntyre.
1 child. Died in infancy.
Ann Frances
Jarvis, May 4, 1830
1189 Edmund A.Mer-
edith, 1817
8 children.
1190 Mary Elizabeth, Oct. 20, 1856
1191 Alice Louisa, Jan. 10, 1859
1192 Harriet Maule, Sept. 3, 1860 1862
1193 Edm. Ar. Jarvis, 1864
1194 Clarence Graves, Jan. 8, 1867 1868
1195 Ethel Colborne, Apr. 26, 1868
1196 Morna Irvine, July 13, 1871
1197 ColbornePowell, Sept. 13, 1874
EDMUND ALLEN MEREDITH, LL.D., SCH. T.C.D.,
Was graduated at the University of Dublin, 1837. Received hon-
orary degree of M.A. from Bishop's College, Lennox ville, and that
of LL.D. from McGill University; was called to the Irish Bar 1844,
to the Bar of U. C. the same year, and to the Bar of L. C. 1845.
Was principal of McGill College, 1846-7 ; appointed Assistant Secre-
tary U. C., 20th May, 1847 ; Inspector of Prisons and Asylums, 1859 ;
Chairman of Board of Inspectors of Prisons and Asylums, 1864;
Under Secretary of State for Provinces, 1st July, 1867; Chairman
of Civil Service Board, 1869. Is an Hon. Member of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement of Social Science, and a Cor-
responding Member of the New York Prison Association.
Louisa Jarvis, Dec. 16, 1831
1198 Augustus Nan-
ton.
7 children.
1199 Harry William, Mch. 8, 1856
1200 Mary Rosalee, May 6, 1857
1201 John George, Jan. 6, 1859 June, 1859
1202 Augustus Mere-
dith, May 7, 1860
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
129
No Name. Born. Died.
1203 Herb. Colborne, July 21, 1863
1204 Lilian Caroline, Dec. 31, 1865
1205 Edward, July 30, 1867 July 31, 1867
Married or Remarks.
Wm. D. Jarvis, 1 Aug. 4, 1834
1206 Marg't Ranney.
5 children.
1207 Mary Louisa, Apr. 7, 1861 Jan. 23, 1864
1208 Wm. Reginald, Aug. 14, 1862
1209 ColborneDennis, Feb. 19,1864
1210 Harry St. John, Apr. 14, 1866
1211 Maria Mabel, Nov. 30, 1867 Aug. 15, 1869
4, 1836
Apr.
Oct.
6, 1855
17, 1856
Sarah Jarvis, May
1212 Lewis W. Ord. a
8 children.
1213 Arthur B.,
1214 Lewis Redman,
1215 Craven R. Ord, June 23, 1858
1216 Violet Isabel, Oct. 21, 1860
1217 William Bots-
ford Jarvis, May 25, 1865
1218 Florence Aug'ta, July 9, 1867
1219 Edm'dTheod'e, Aug. 30, 1874
1220 Louisa,
Henry Sanford
Jarvis, Aug. 8, 1818
1221 Rachel Peters.
3 children.
1222 Harrie, Nov. 14, 1853
1223 Charles Maples, Apr. 16, 1856
1224 Frederick, Nov. 6, 1860
Died in infancy.
December 2, 1849, at
Deposit, N. Y.
1 William Dummer Jarvis was Lieut, in H. M. 12th Regt. ; is now (1878),
a Lt. -Colonel in Canadian Militia, serving in Manitoba, as Inspector of the
mounted police force.
2 Lewis W. Ord served with his regiment, 71st Highland Light Infantry,
in Canada. He retired from the service, and settled in Toronto, where
he now (1878) resides, and is connected with the civil service of the Prov-
ince of Ontario.
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130 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Marietta Bradley
Jarvis, July 1, 1820 Aug. 20, 1839.
1225 Wm. Ely, > Feb. 6, 1872
5 children.
1226 Henry Oliver, Nov. 13, 1841 November 10, 1870, to
Kate White.
1227 Lo'isa Griswold, ' June 19, 1850 Nov. 2, 1871 .
1228 Marietta Platt, July 2,1857
1229 Geo. Mather, Mch. 4, 1860
1230 Chas. Platt, Aug. 14, 1862
ooo.
Sarah' M. Jarvis,Apr. 7, 1826 Mch. 15, 1852.
1231 Solomon F. Gary.
3 children.
1232 Wm. Ely, Dec. 17, 1852
1233 Mariette Jarvis, Apr. 30, 1855
1234 Sarah Flagler, Nov. 3, 1866
O1O.
Francis C. Jar-
vis, Apr. 7, 1826 Dec. 27, 1854.
1235 John P. Dean.
3 children.
1236 Fannie, Sept. 13, 1858 Jan. 24, 1861
1237 Minnie, Feb. 10, 1862 Apr. 18, 1862
1238 Ida Sanford, Dec. 15, 1863
01 1.
Eliza Ann Jar-
vis, Apr. 22, 1828 Feb. 15, 1856.
1239 Joseph B. Mc-
Kean, Oct. 8, 1871
5 children.
1240 Franklin B., May 14, 1857 July 4, 1858
1241 Anna B., July 28, 1859
1242 Henry J., Mch. 1,1861
1243 Katharine, Mch. 26, 1864
1244 Marietta B., Aug. 6, 1866
George F. Well-
man, Apr. 13, 1818 June 22, 1846.
1 Married to Robert M. Hagerman. 1 child.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION. 131
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1245 Caroline M.
Prescott.
3 children.
1246 Geo. Homer, Apr. 4, 1847 May 22, 1870
1247 Annie Brooks, l Dec. 28, 1848 June 15, 1875.
1248 Chas. Herbert, May 5, 1852 Mch. 4, 1855
Merritt H. Well-
man, Jan. 15, 1823 Oct. 17, 1854.
1249 Cath. Ann Coles.
4 children.
1250 Edward James, Aug. 11, 1855 Oct. 25, 1856
1251 Theodore Coles, Aug. 30, 1856 Mch. 12, 1859
1252 Maria Watson, Mch. 2, 1859
1253 Thomas Coles, Oct. 5, 1861
Henry H. Well-
man, Sept. 30, 1826 July 23, 1856.
1254 Mary Elizabeth
Northrop.
4 children.
1255 Julia Rebecca, Apr. 28, 1858 May 16, 1858
1256 Charles Henry, July 1, 1860
1257 Annie Amelia, Mch. 8, 1863
1258 Mary Northrop, Feb. 15,1869
030.
Homer H. Well-
man, Sept. 30, 1826 Oct. 7, 1851. Living in
New York.
1259 Marian J. Harri-
son.
2 children.
1260 Edwin Homer, Aug. 25, 1857 Graduate of Theolog-
ical Seminaiy, Va.
1261 Herbert James, Feb. 9, 1865
Caroline S.
Camp, . July 3, 1825 Sept. 25, 1845.
1262 Pethuel Mills-
paugh.
" 4 children.
1 Married to Chas. J. Sewall. 2 children Henry Foster, b. Dec. 15,
1875, Edith Prescott, b. Feb. 15, 1878.
132 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENEEATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Kemarke.
1263 Frances Eliza-
beth, Nov. 24, 1846
1264 Silas Camp, Nov. 28, 1848 Nov. 22, 1851
1265 Fred'k Worster, June 8, 1851 Dec. 10, 1865
1266 William W., Mch. 14, 1858
2d husband.
1267 Wm. W. Jones, July 5, 1862.
Elizabeth A.
Camp, Oct. 13, 1828 Jan., 1854.
1268 Rev. Wm. F.
Bryant, 1 1858
1 child.
1269 Mary E., Dec. 30, 1855
O4O.
Geo. Wm. Camp, Apr. 10, 1832 Apr. 24, 1874 Jan. 16, 1856.
1270 Sarah J. Rey-
nolds.
3 children.
1271 Elsie E., Mch. 5,1861
1272 Frank B., May, 1863 Aug., 1869
1273 Geo. R., June 16, 1867'
Theodore Edson
Camp, July 20, 1839 Dec. 15, 1869.
1274 Sarah J. E. Jones.
2 Children.
1275 Silas William, Oct. 15, 1870
1276 Elizabeth Ann, Nov. 8, 1871
Geo. Foster, 1836 1859.
1277 MaryFancher.
2 children.
1278 Mary Louise, 1861
1279 Charley, 1863
OG3.
Alice M.Knapp, Dec. 23, 1848 April 19, 1874 1871.
1280 Robt. McKnight.
2 children.
1281 Harry, 1866 Feb. 22, 1871
1282 Walter Miller, 1872
1 Rev. Mr. Bryant was an Episcopal clergyman, and died suddenly at
his father-in-law's house, in Michigan, 1858 or 9. Mrs. Bryant is now
(1876) living in Chicago.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
133
No. Name. Born. Died.
Delia Ann
Knapp, July 9, 1850
1283 Ezra Richardson.
1 child.
1284 Augusta, Dec. 23, 1874
Married or Remarks.
1.874.
Win. J. He-
Alpine, April 30, 1812
1285 Sarah E. Lamed.
7 children.
1286 Elizabeth Jane, Dec. 28, 1841
1287 Mary Amelia, Mch. 16, 1844
1288 Julia Jarvis, Nov. 13, 1846
1289 Wm. Donald
McGregor, Feb. 26, 1849 Dec. 20, 1852
1290 Sarah Jose-
phine, June 18, 1853
1291 Catharine L. , 1856
1292 Anna Gertrude, June 29, 1859
Feb. 24, 1841.
Charles F. Johnson.
One son.
Eug. Leutze, U. S. K
One daughter.
Amelia Anna
McAlpine, Oct. 6, 1816
1293 Chas. Tyng, Aug. 24, 1801
5 children.
1294 Chas. Dudley, May 2, 1836
1295 Anita Elizabeth, Feb. 4, 1838
1296 Julia Gertrude, Oct. 3,1840 Jan.
1297 George, May 12, 1842
1298 Julia Gertrude, May, 1844 May,
( Nov. 9, 1833. Living
( in Providence, R. I.
Living in Arizona.
6, 1842
1846
July 15, 1869.
Miss ANITA ELIZABETH TYNG
Is the second child of Charles Tyng and Anita A. McAlpine, and
was born Feb. 4, 1838. She was named for her grandmother and
great-grandmother, both being descended from the family of
Jarvis.
From childhood Miss Tyng has been an earnest, energetic
student. Fond of scientific reading arid research, she turned her
attention to the study of medicine and surgery. She entered the
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, from which she gradu-
ated in 1864. After her graduation, she went to New York, where
she was introduced into Bellevue Hospital by Dr. James R. Wood.
134. DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
She afterwards became Assistant Surgeon to Dr. H. R. Storer
of Boston, who was Surgeon 'to the New England Hospital for
Women and Children.
In the year 1868, she removed to Providence, where she is highly
esteemed as a woman and physician.
In 1872, she was elected member of the Rhode Island Medical
Society, and subsequently a member of the Providence Medical
Association.
Soon after these honors had been bestowed upon her, she read
before the State Society a paper on ''Eclampsia Puerperalis, " a
disease which she had treated successfully. This paper, whose
merits were respectfully discussed at that time by Drs. Clapp,
Capron, Stanley, and others, has since been published.
Miss Tyng has lately received the appointment of Delegate to the
American Medical Association, which meets in Chicago. She has
also received other and later honors at the hands of the profession,
and it is very evident that Miss Tyng will, eventually, take her
place among the representative women of this progressive age.
ooo.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Elizabeth Mary
McAlpine, Aug. 31, 1823 Aug. 16, 1847. .
1299 Jas. L. McGregor.
2 children.
1300 Mary Stuart, Mch. 29, 1849
1301 John Alpine, June 23, 1853
Chas.F.Osborn, Sept. 28, 1818 Mch. 23, 1841.
1302 Caroline Kellogg, April 1, 1864 Dau. Eseck Kellogg.
2d wife.
1303 Harriet Smith. 1 April 19, 1865.
Child.
1304 Clarence F., June 13, 1866
Nelson Jarvis
Waterbury. See Appendix U.
1305 Nancy D.M.Gibson.
4 children.
1306 Lucy Sufford.
1307 Eliz. Jarvis.
1308 Maria Gibson.
1309 Nelson Jarvis, Jr.
1 Daughter of Stephen Smith, Norwalk.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION.
T'lT".
135
No. Name. Born Died. Married or Remarks.
Eliza Rowland
Jarvis, Mch. 9, 1828 i Nov. 28, 1849.
1310 Walter T. Marvin, \ Live in New York.
7 children.
1311 Mary Placette, Aug. 27, 1850 April 27, 1871.
1312 Julia Jarvis, July 20, 1852 Sept. 11, 1872.
1313 William Judah
Keyser, July 3, 1854 Aug. 25, 1859
1314 John Fred'k, April 25, 1857 Aug. 4, 1859
1315 Nelson Jarvis, Feb. 26, 1861
1316 David Meeker, Dec. 16, 1864
1317 Walter Taylor, April 28, 1872
Mary Caroline
Jarvis, x Sept. 19, 1840 June, 20, 1871.
1318 F. J. Bancroft,
M.D., May 25, 1834
3 children.
.1319 Mary McLean, April 23, 1872
1320 Geo. Jarvis, Sept. 10, 1873
1321 Anna Chloe, Sept. 13, 1875
FREDERIC JONES BANCROFT
Was born May 25, 1834, at Enfield, Conn. He is descended on
the paternal side from the Bancrofts and Heaths of Connecticut,
and on the maternal side from the Wolcotts and Bissells, early
settlers of New England. He was educated at the Westfield
(Mass.) Academy, and the Charlotteville (N. Y.) Seminary, and
studied medicine in the Medical Department of the University of
Buffalo, N. Y., from which he was graduated in February, 1861,
settling the following April at Blakely, Luzerne Co., Penn., where
he remained until November of the same year, when he entered
the army.
He was, in the same month, detailed by Surgeon-General Smith
of Pennsylvania, to take special charge of the " Church Hospital"
in Harrisbnrg, " with the power of officer in command." When
the regiments left this camp for the field, early in' the spring of
1861, he was ordered to join the 76th Pennsylvania Volunteers,
stationed at Hilton Head. In May, he was detached, and ordered
1 Married by Bishop Randall, at Denver, Colorado, where they live.
136 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
to take medical direction of the forces at Pinckney Island, Sea-
brook's, and Elliott's Plantations, S. C.
In September, 1862, the yellow fever which destroyed General
Ormsby Mitchell and other prominent officers in the Department
of the South, laid low also many of the 7th New Hampshire Vol-
unteers, and he was sent to New York city in charge of a detach-
ment of this regiment, on the steamer "Delaware." He then pro-
ceeded to Philadelphia, where he remained as Examining Surgeon
of recruits until the early spring of 1863, when he was ordered to
fit up a hospital for the accommodation of Confederate prisoners
at Fort Delaware, Delaware Bay; after which he rejoined his regi-
ment, the 3d Pennsylvania Artillery, at Camp Hamilton, Va ,
May, 1863.
In June, he was assigned to duty as Post Surgeon of Fortress
Monroe, where he remained until December, 1865, when, the war
having closed, .he left the U. S. military service. In the autumn,
before leaving the army, he, with two other commissioned officers,
was detailed by the Secretary of War, to investigate the manage-
ment of all hospitals, past and present, near Fortress Monroe.
After returning to Philadelphia, he attended lectures at the
University of Pennsylvania in 1865-66, and June 1, 1866, he
settled in Denver, Col. His practice is general, though a large
portion is surgical. Among his notable cases is that of a girl ten
years of age, run over by a locomotive engine; in which case he
removed the left arm two inches below the elbow, the right arm
three inches below the shoulder-joint, and the left lower leg at the
junction of the middle and upper third of the tibia, with the
result of a rapid recovery.
He is a member of the Denver Medical Society, of which he
was President in 1868; also a member of the Colorado Medical
Society; and President of the State Board of Health for 1876-7-8.
. Since 1868, he has held the office of Examining Surgeon for
Pensions; was City Physician of Denver from 1872 to 1876, and
again in 1876-9; from 1874 to 1876 was President of the Board
of Education of Denver.
He has been Vice-President of the Board of Trustees of " Wolfe
Hall," Denver, since 1875; member of the Standing Committee of
Colorado for 1878.
From 1870 to 1876, he was Surgeon of the Kansas Pacific and
Denver Pacific Railroads, and again, since 1877, of the Denver
Pacific; he has been Surgeon of the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road since its construction in 1870.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SIXTH GENERATION. 137
He is Medical Referee for the " Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co." of
New Jersey, and for the "New York Life Ins. Co.''; also Medical
Examiner for the "New York Mutual Life Ins. Co."; the "Con-
necticut Mutual Life Ins. Co."; the "New York Home Life Ins.
Co.," and others.
He has been President of the Agricultural Ditch Co. since 1875.
His medical writings relate chiefly to the climate of Colorado,
and to matters of hygiene.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remark?
Jno.E.Bassett, 1 Mch. 31, 1830 June 11, 1860.
1322 Sarah B. Pratt,
4 children.
1323 Mary Linder-
green, May 27, 1865
1324 Geo. Jarvis, Nov. 23, 1869
1325 Annie Louise, June 14, 1872
1326 Sarah Isabella, Oct. 16, 1875
Ann Augusta
Jarvis, Feb. 14, 1849 Apr. -12, 1877 July 8, 1873, by Rev.
S. J. Horton, D.D.
1327 E.D.Woodbury/May 30, 1837
2 children.
1328 Roger Atwater, Jan. 10, 1875 Born at Denver.
1329 Sanford Jarvis, Aug. 30, 1876 Born at Denver.
E. D. WOODS URY
Was the son-in-law of Benjamin A. Jarvis of Cheshire, Conn.
His wife's name was Ann Augusta Jarvis; and the following is an
abbreviated statement of the sendees of this distinguished soldier
in the Union army during the Rebellion.
On the 14th of December, 1863, while principal of the academy
at Derby,, Vermont, he enlisted for three years, as a private, in
Company E, First Vermont Cavalry.
On January 21, 1864, he joined his regiment in camp at Stevens-
burg, Virginia, where he found, among the officers, several of Jris
old college friends and classmates, but as he had a disabled hand,
from a felon, he was prevented from joining General Kilpatrick
in his famous raid around Richmond.
1 Hardware merchant, New Haven, Conn.
- Was graduated, 1863, from Dartmouth College.
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138 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
On the night of the 3d of May, at 12 midnight, the regiment
broke camp and started upon what proved to be the longest and
most obstinately contested campaign of the war. General Grant
had recently joined the army of the Potomac, though General
Meade remained in immediate command. At sunrise, on the 4th
of May, 1864, the army forded the Rapidan, and at 2 P.M. were
fired upon by the scouts and pickets of the enemy, who were soon
driven back to "Mine Run." This ended the first day of this
campaign.
On the following day, at 3 A.M., the terrible " Battle of the
Wilderness " began, and during the carnage of that fierce conflict,
he was in the hottest of the fight, while his comrades were falling
around him. The cavalry were often dismounted, and obliged to
fight on foot, like the infantry. Near " Mine Run " the enemy
charged suddenly and in force upon the Union army, which some-
what disordered and scattered the Union troops, but quickly rally-
ing, the cavalry were dismounted, and went into the fight on foot.
During this engagement, and as Private Woodbury was kneeling
behind a fence, a rifle-ball struck the rail, piercing it so far as to
be partly seen, and throwing dust and small splinters into his face.
He partially moved to one side to give a comrade place, who, in a
moment, was shot in the left temple, and fell dead at his side. On
another occasion, standing behind a small tree about six inches in
diameter, a rifle-ball struck it breast high, when he hastily sought
a safer shelter. About 2 P.M. the cavalry remounted, charging
upon the enemy, when .they fell back. Woodbury 's horse was
shot under him, and in falling, plunged headlong, throwing his
rider over his neck into the bushes. He immediately extricated
himself from his perilous condition, and made his way to one of
the Union batteries. On his way, he stooped to drink from a small
brook, when a shell, falling within eight feet of him, quickened
his flight, without quenching his thirst. On reaching the battery,
which was just moving off, he fortunately mounted another horse,
"Whose rider had been killed, and, as he expressed it, u Richard
was himself again." In this day's fight, the division to which he
belonged was worsted. At 9 P.M. he lay down upon the ground,
behind his horse, thankful that he was spared from the perils of
the battle.
In the morning of the 9th of May, 1864, his regiment cut loose
from the main army, and went on a raid, under the lead of Gen-
eral Sheridan. They passed Fredericksburg about 10 A.M., and
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. 139
without halting for dinner or supper, camped about midnight, and
were off again at half -past 3 A.M. On the 10th, they crossed
the North Anna, and camped near the South Anna. Their rations
being exhausted, from that time till the 14th they subsisted on
bacon and corn, either raw or roasted.
At noon on the 1 1 th, they reached Ashland Station, and spent
the day mostly in destroying the Richmond & Potomac railroad,
and, towards evening, they encountered the Rebel cavalry under
General J. E. B. Stuart. General Ouster's " Michigan Brigade"
was forming for a charge,. when the General shouted to Colonel
Chapman, commanding the Second Brigade, that he wanted the
First Vermont Regiment to lead the charge. The enemy's bat-
tery was partly hidden from sight by a narrow strip of pine woods.
As the column swept around the wood, the Rebels, not relishing
a charge led by Custer, their battery was discovered dashing over
the crest of a hill, leaving a few of their guns behind. The result
of the battle was the complete rout of the Rebels, General Stuart
being among the killed. Soon another Rebel battery opened upon
the Union troops. They were at once answered by rifled guns,
but their cavalry came sweeping down upon the Union raiders,
not having yet fully recovered from the confusion of their former
charge.
To add to the horrors of this bloody fight, the southwestern
horizon assumed a leaden hue, and soon the dark clouds came
rolling one upon another, until the whole heavens were shrouded
in darkness. The dull, murky atmosphere hung like a funereal
pall overhead, when suddenly the vivid lightnings flashed inces-
santly, and the earth seemed to tremble beneath the terrific peals
of thunder. From cloud to cloud the forked lightning flashed
and leaped, and the reverberating thunder echoed from height to
height, and from mountain to mountain, until the storm died, away
in the distant hills. The rain fell in torrents, while in the thick
darkness of the tempest the flashes of the rifles were dimly seen
but for a moment, and the booming of the cannon was scarcely
audible amid the louder roar of the dread artillery, of heaven.
The storm was of short duration, as in half an hour not a cloud
obscured the glories of the setting sun, as he sank from beholding
the carnage of the battle-field.
At 4 A.M., June 1st, the Union troops left camp on the Pamua-
key, and a battalion of four companies rode eight miles, to the
South Anna, and burned the bridges of the Richmond & Potomac
140 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
railroad, and also those of the Virginia Central. Returning,
they found the brigade was getting badly used up by a strong
force of infantry at Ashland Station. Colonel Chapman at once
sent his men out, dismounted. They were getting worsted, when
a body of troops were seen approaching on their right and rear.
Supposing them to be Rebels, the men were for leaving the field,
but Colonel Chapman ordered them back, declaring the coming
troops were friends. The enemy in front charged, but were checked
by the Union troops, who were about making a counter charge,
when the balls from the advancing troops, on their right and rear,
came whizzing among them. Colonel Chapman now headed the
retreat, and the men, remounting their horses in haste, fled from
the scene. Lieutenant Stone, Company F, with a large part of his
company, were taken prisoners.
At 8 A.M., June 2d, the raiders left Hanover, and at half -past
three the following morning, the 3d, camped about five miles
from Richmond. At 11 A.M., the battle opened with the Rebel
cavalry and infantry, and the struggle was fierce and long.
Captain Cushman, Company E, and Colonel Preston were killed,
and their deaths cast a gloom over the whole regiment. This
action was known as the battle of <' Hawe's Shop." Worn with
fatigue, Private Woodbury slept well through the night on a board,
with a Poncho over him, with his head in a " hard -tack" box, to
keep off the rain.
On the 21st of June, 1864, he went upon another raid, under
General Wilson, known as " Wilson's Raid," to destroy the Peters-
burg & Lynchburg railroad, also the Richmond & Danville road,
with its iron bridge across the river Staunton. The object was
partly accomplished, but proved well-nigh fatal to the troops
engaged.
At noon on the 22d of June, they met the enemy, and from
that time till they were again within the Union picket lines, on the
1st of July, they were completely surrounded by the Rebel troops.
At Nottoway, they fought the enemy in strong force for the
possession of the Petersburg & Lynchburg railroad, and drove
them three-fourths of a mile, into the woods, when they came in
sight of the Rebel battery that had been shelling them. Their
ammunition giving out, they retreated, with the Rebels at their
heels.
They remained in possession of the road until morning, destroy-
ing it, effectually, for miles. During that night, Private Wood-
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. 141
bury, sitting on the ground, slept an hour or two, holding the reins
of his horse's bridle, and leaning against his fore legs. In this
fight Company E again lost its Captain, Hiram H. Hall.
Early in the afternoon of the 24th of June, they came upon the
Richmond & Danville road, which they followed thirty six hours,
destroying it to the iron bridge at the junction of the Little Roa-
noke and the Staunton rivers. The bridge was only partially
destroyed, with the loss of 200 men. The attempt was abandoned,
and at midnight, the raiders began their homeward march.
Having driven the Union troops from the bridge, the Rebels
were more courageous and determined in their assaults, while the
raiders were cumbered with many negroes who followed in their
train, consisting of old men, women, and children. Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, with a body of cavalry, loosely estimated at 12,000, endeav-
ored to cut off their retreat, and from 3 P. M. on the 26th. till 9 p M.
on the 27th of June, they were harassed by the Rebels, constantly
fighting on the defensive, so that their progress was slow. Just
before noon, on the 28th June, the Union raiders crossed the Not-
toway, and at night they were attacked by the Rebels. The 1st
V t. Cavalry, and other troops, were out on the line. Dismounting,
they drove the enemy back half a mile, the evening being so dark
that the enemy could not be seen. Privates Woodbury and Mc-
Neil, his messmate, made a breast-work of two rails, and lying on
their faces, directed their fire by the flash of the Rebel guns. It
was a terrible storm of iron and lead, and NcNeil was badly
wounded, and soon after died.
About 3 A. M., the Union troops were ordered back to their
horses, but were almost immediately ordered back again. Scarcely
had they reached the line of battle when there was a lull in the
firing, but it soon broke out again with redoubled fury all along
the line, while a body of cavalry from another quarter charged
upon the horses which had been left in the charge of a few soldiers,
each of whom rode one, holding three others by the bridles, as was
usual when the cavalry dismounted and fought on foot. The road
was crowded with wagons, ambulances, led horses, loose horses,
and contrabands, and the Rebels pressed on, confident'of completely
destroying them. In this pell-mell, private Woodbury saw his
comrades shot down on all sides of him. Of all the men of Co.
"E," who were dismounted, only four or five came in; the rest
were captured, and among them, Capt. Chandler, who soon made his
escape, and in a few days came into camp. As soon as the com-
142 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
inand could be collected, they fell back to the place from whence
they started the previous evening.
At noon they again moved to the scene of the morning's disas-
ter upon Stony Creek, near the Weldon Railroad, and were com-
pletely hemmed in by the Rebels, who were drawing their lines
closer about them. In this dilemma, they burned their wagons,
pitched the artillery into the creek, and left the ambulances with
the wounded in charge of surgeons, all of whom that day became
prisoners. The command marched and fought, cutting their way
out at midnight, when they rested two hours, and then pushed on
again. The next day, the 1st of July, fortunately not being mo-
lested, they halted at Cabin Point, just within General Grant's
lines.
At evening roll, on July 4th, private Wood bury was promoted
fifth Sergeant of Co. "E," 1st Vermont Cavalry, and acting
Orderly Sergeant. While lying at City Point, Sergeant Woodbury
narrowly escaped death from being thrown down a steep bank,
heels over head, with his horse tumbling after him. He was badly
bruised in his head and hands, and landed in the mad of a small
creek. No serious injury, however, resulted from this mishap, and
early in August, he, with the army, went into the valley of the
Shenandoah with General Sheridan.
The army crossed the Blue Ridge at Snicker's Gap, and forded
the Shenandoah on the 16th of August. At 1 A. M., Sept. 19th, the
command broke camp for Winchester. During the day the 1st
Vermont was in the hottest of the fight. This was the first gen-
eral engagement since Sheridan's arrival in the valley, and both he
and Early pushed forward every available man. The tide of bat-
tle swayed to and fro till night, when the Union forces succeeded
in driving the enemy through and beyond the town, capturing sev-
eral thousand prisoners, and a few guns. This has been officially
known as the "Battle .of the Opequan," to distinguish it from a
lighter engagement at Winchester on the 17th of August.
Two days after entering Winchester, Sept. 20th, the cavalry were
off scouting, and the infantry fought and won the battle of " Fish-
er's Hill." On the 22d of September, 1864, the third division,
under Gen. Wilson, in which the 1st Vt. belonged, marched from
Winchester towards the Shenandoah at 1 A. M. Before night they
were in line on the bank of the river, and as the head of the col-
umn a'dvanced to the ford, they were suddenly attacked by the
Rebels, whose bullets flew thick and fast among them. Early in
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION. 143
the morning the division charged across the river, and advanced to
Front Royal.
On the 27th, the division marched from Staunton to Waynes-
boro, where they took a few prisoners. At sundown, the next day,
they were driven out pell-mell, and spent the whole night retreat-
ing under Gen. Wilson's guidance, and at 7 A. M. on the morning
of the 29th, they went on picket at Bridge water, about forty- miles
from the scene of the evening's rout.
On the 30th Gen. Wilson was relieved of his command, and
Gen. Ouster appointed in his place.
Having 'driven Early across the mountains, the army fell back
down the valley, driving horses, mules, cattle, sheep, and hogs, and
destroying everything which could supply the enemy.
Oct. 6th, Co. U E " was sent on the left flank, and was engaged
in destroying the property of the Rebels, during which raid many
exciting incidents occurred. On the 7th, at noon, they crossed a
small stream with 2,000 cattle and sheep, when they were attacked
by the enemy, under General Rosser. After some skirmishing,
the beef and mutton were lost, and a few men. On the following
day, Co. " E " was again sent out to burn and destroy the property
of the Rebels. On the 9th, the enemy occupied Mount Olive, and
one of their shells burst near Sergeant Woodbury, covering him
with dirt.
Gen. Sheridan had been called to Washington, and returned to,
and spent the night of the 18th of October at, Winchester, nearly
twenty miles from his army. Meantime, Gen. Early having
returned into the valley, favored by heavy fogs, surprised the army
on the morning of the 19th, at 3 o'clock. He captured the Union
pickets, arid sweeping down into their camps, took some twenty-
five guns, and turned them upon the Union troops, driving them
down the valley. At this critical moment, Sheridan arrived, and
checking and re-forming the retreating army, charged back upon
the Rebels, and sent them flying up the valley in a perfect rout
toward Strasburg. Daring this hot pursuit of the Rebel army
under Gen. Early, Sergeant Woodbury captured, the battle-flag
of the 12th N. C. Infantry.
Two days afterward, he, with fifteen others of the 3d division,
who had captured flags from the enemy, reported at Gen. Custer's
headquarters, and thence at Gen. Sheridan's. The next day they
took the cars for Washington to present their trophies to the war
department. Secretary Stanton received them cordially, and gave
144 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
to each twenty days' furlough, transportation to and from their
homes, and a bronze medal.
Upon returning to the regiment, Nov. 18, 1864, Sergeant Wood-
bury received his commission as 2d Lieutenant of Co. "E," and
on the 9th February, 1865, that of 1st Lieutenant of Co. "B."
On the morning of the 1st of April, 1868, the battle opened
early. In the middle of the afternoon, Gen. Custer formed his
division under the constant shelling of the enemy. He had his
band in full view, playing patriotic airs. The charge sounded, and
they emerged from the wood, under a heavy fire. A rifle ball
struck and disabled Lieutenant Woodbury's horse, but mounting
another, he, with some fifty others, charged on what they took to
be a small squad of infantry, when they found themselves sur
rounded by a greatly superior force of the enemy. In this melee,
Lieut. Woodbury was captured, but, after riding a few rods, he
suddenly put spurs to his horse, and dashed forward, hotly pursued
by his captors. His horse was shot through the head, and fell
upon Woodbury's leg, holding him fast. The Rebels, doubtless
thinking both horse and rider were dead, passed on. He extri-
cated himself, made for the rear, mounted another horse, and rejoined
his command. Late at night, the Union troops encamped, and the
battle of the Five Forks had been fought and won.
At 5 P. M. on the 8th of April, the enemy were met at Appoma-
tox Station. While halting a few minutes, a ball, two inches in
diameter, from a charge of canister, struck a tree a few feet above
his head and fell at his feet.
The 3d Division was massed in a field to charge upon about 40
pieces of artillery a short distance away, covered by a piece of
woods. The 15th N. Y., Col. Coppinger commanding, had the
advance, but the movement not being made in the spirited manner
that Gen. Custer wished, he, out of all patience, cried out, " Let
the 1st Vermont follow me!" and himself led the charge. The
whole of the Rebel artillery opened fire upon the advancing column,
and it seemed impossible that a man could survive. It soon
became dark, when Lieut. Woodbury was struck by a fragment of
shell, which tore off a part of his right hand, crossed his breast,
tore open his jacket and shirt, and went through his left arm near
the shoulder. He was thrown from his horse into the bushes. He
ran back to an old shanty, and from thence was taken to the hos-
pital, about a mile distant, where his wounds were dressed. The
whole of the Rebel guns were captured, and the last fight of the
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SIXTH GENERATION.
145
rebellion ended, except a few minutes' skirmishing the next morn-
ing.
At about 10 A. M. the next day, April 9th, Gen. Lee surrendered,
and on the 21st June, 1865, Lieut. Woodbury, with his regiment,
was mustered out of the service at Burlington, Vt., having received
his " commission as Captain by Brevet for gallant and meritorious
services in the field."
During his service in the army, from Dec. 14, 1863, till the sur-
render of Lee, April 9, 1865, he was in 39 skirmishes and battles,
many of which were among the most bloody and terrible of the
war.
His excellent character, noble conduct, and cool courage in the
midst of danger won for him the esteem of his superior officers
and comrades, and justly entitle him to the lasting gratitude of his
country.
Since his retirement from the army he has been the Head Master
of the Episcopal Academy of Cheshire, Conn.
No.
Born.
Oct. 6, 1829
Name.
Samuel J.
Pinckney,
1330 Eliz. J. Peck, April 24, 1836
4 children.
1331 Jennie E., Mch. 8, 1857
1332 Henry W.,
1333 Lilian M.,
Died.
Married or Remarks.
April 24, 1856.
Live in Br'klyn, N. Y.
Dec. 14, 1859
July 6, 1868 Feb.
8, 1870
1334 Elizabeth T., April 6, 1871
John Wilson
McLean, M.D., Oct. 4, 1837
1335 Harietta Lavinia
Gouman, Mch. 24, 1844
6 children.
1336 John Sterling, Feb. 19, 1864
1337 Charles Jarvis, July 26, 1865
1338 Annie Langdon.Aug.il, 1866
1339 Langdon Rice, Nov. 5, 1867
1340 Lillie Rice, Mch. 23, 1870
1341 Fred. Chappel, May 16, 1873
Resides Norwalk, Ct.
Sept. 3, 1866
Dec. 11, 1867
Dec. 11, 1873
19
146 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SEVENTH GENERATION.
?TH GENERATION.
No. Name. Bora. Died. Married or Remarks.
Mary Shrieve
Jarvis, July 24, 1836
1343 Wm. J. Gilbert.
3 children.
1343 Sarah Hatch, April 9, 1864
1344 Robt. Jarvis, May 10, 1866
1345 Wm. Jarvis, Mch. 30, 1868
C. E. Leonard
Jarvis, 1 July 17, 1840
1346 Annie McGhee.
5 children.
1347 Ernest Leonard, 1868 In infancy.
1348 Isabel Helen, . 1869
1349 Florence Annie, 1872
1350 Ethel Hazen, 1874
1351 A son, 1876
Ellen Caroline
Jarvis, Mch. 12, 1842
1352 Chas. Mesham. 2
2 children.
1353 Chas. Edward.
1354 Marg't Barrett.
Agnes McGhee, June, 1845
1355 Wm. Harrison.
5 children.
1356 Murray, 1866 1$67
1357 Herbert Gray, Nov. 7, 1867
1358 Agnes Eliza
Burns, Dec. 5, 1869
1359 Leon'd Jarvis, Sept. 12, 1871
1360 Frank McGhee, Aug. 15, 1874 1875
1 C. E. Leonard Jarvis resides in St. John, New Brunswick, and is
Agent of the Queen's Fire Insurance Company.
2 Charles Mesham served in Canada with his regiment, H. M. 62d Foot.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SEVENTH GENERATION. 147
810.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Herb't Murray
Jarvis, May 18, 1848 Dec. 22, 1875.
1361 Allie Yielding.
2 children.
1362 Elma Muriel
Murray, Dec. 1, 1876
1363 Mildred Blen-
nerhassett, Nov. 11, 1878
f Rob't Morris
Hazen, 1 Sept, 27, 1829 May 6, 1863 April 6, 1854.
1364 Mary Woodhouse Grant.
5 children.
1365 Rob't Morris
Robinson, 2 Feb. 19, 1855 1858
1366 Sophia Frances, Dec. 12, 1856 Born at Walmer, Kent.
1367 Maria Arburthnot, 1859 Born at Winchester.
1368 Lilian, Aug. 30, 1861 Born in India.
1369 Ethel. 8
Wm. Hazen, 4 July 4, 1831
1370 Annette Swynimer, Mch. 23, 1860
2 children.
1371 William, May 24, 1857 1857
1372 Cecilia Eliz'th, Oct. 24, 1858
2d wife.
1373 Eliz'th Bartlett, March 9, 1865.
4 children.
1374 Robert Parker, Dec. , 1865
1375 Harriett Susan, May, 1867
1376 Arth. Prissick,Sept. 26, 1868
1377 An infant, 1870
'Robert Morris Hazen was a Captain in H. M. 60th or King's Royal
Rifle Corps, formerly commanded by his grandfather, Col.. Hazen. He
died at Burmah, in India.
- Born at St. John, N. B. ; died at Winchester, England.
3 Born at sea on board the " Golden Fleece," off St. Vincent.
1 William Hazen is a Civil Engineer, and resides in St. John, N. B.
148
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM SEVENTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
Susan Hazen, Aug. 11, 1836
1378 Thos. Butterworth Prissick. l
5 children.
1379 Chas. Dunlop, Aug. 28, 1863
1 380 Frances Hazen , April 18, 1865
1381 Marg. Johanna, Feb. 13, 1867
1382 Thos. Hazen, Sept. 25, 1868
1383 Robert Morris
Hazen, Nov. 5, 1869
Died. Married or Remarks.
Oct. 8, 1861.
B*. at Pembroke Dock,
South Wales.
B. at Pembroke Dock,
South Wales.
Born at Montreal.
Born at Quebec.
Born at Quebec. t
Marg't Hazen, Mch. 18, 1843
1384 Arth. C. Hansard/ 2
3 children.
1385 Rich'd Massey,Sept. 16, 1867
1386 John St. Leger, Sept. 29, 1868
1387 Hugh Hazen, Oct. 6, 1869
Oct. 25, 1866.
B. at Colombo, Ceylon.
B. at Colombo, Ceylon.
B. at Colombo, Ceylon.
Clarence Free-
man, May 20, 1846
1388 Harriett Ellen Carter.
2 children.
1389 George, Sept., 1872
1390 Lottie Maude.
E.A.McCormick, Jan. 6, 1838
1391 Martin Dunsford.
2 children.
1392 William.
1393 Augusta.
William Jarvis
McCormick, Sept. 12, 1839
1394 Marg't F. Mc-
Lellan, July 13, 1843
2 children.
1395 Mary Sterns, Jan. 31, 1869
1396 Paul Jarvis, April 12, 1871
Dec. 25, 1871.
Sept. 17, 1856.
Dec. 26, 1867.
In California.
1 Thomas Butterworth Prissick is a Commissary (with the rank of
Major) in the Commissariat and Transport Department of the British
Army.
2 Arthur Clifton Hansard is a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery.
DESCENDANTS OP WILLIAM - SEVENTH GENERATION.
U9
No. Name. Born.
Esther Mary
McCormick, Sept. 24, 1841
1397 Geo. Dennison.
2 children.
1398 Wm. Claud, June 1, 1871
1399 Ada Maria, Aug. 21, 1874
Died.
Married or Remarks.
June 21, 1870.
H. F. L. McCor-
mick, Feb. 17, 1844
1400 Geo. Alex. Stewart.
3 children.
1401 Frances Mary
Alexandria, April 19, 1868
1402 Fred. William, Jan. 3, 1870
1403 Grace Croft, Oct. 18, 1875
June 25, 1867.
M. K. Bernard.
1404 Capt. C. McMurdoc.
3 children.
1405 Aston Edward, June 15, 1873
1406 Kathleen, Mch. 16, 1876
1407 A. Keith, Feb. 17, 1878
W. A. H. Duff, April 17, 1846
1408 Barbara Almira Brown.
4 children.
1409 Almira Helen, July 28, 1872
1410 Jesse Owen, Jan. 21, 1874
1411 Cath. Hamilton, Jan. 8, 1876
1412 William Alex., April 20, 1877
Caroline M.
Taber, July 3, 1840
1413 Walter G.
Duckett, Sept. 20, 1841
3 children.
1414 Willard Sey-
mour, July 20, 1868
1415 Fred'k Walter, Dec. 7, 1872 Aug. 10, 1874
1416 Alva Jarvis, Dec. 29, 1874
Sept. 20, 1866.
150 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SEVENTH GENERATION.
000.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Eemarks.
MaryB.Taber, Feb. 14, 1850 . Feb. 28, 1872.
1417 Wm.H.Hayard,Dec.30, 1841
1 child.
1418 Eugene Jarvis, Dec. 2, 1872
1CM20.
Charles Jarvis, Dec. 12, 1835 June 17, 1860.
1419 Julia E. Sayles, Dec. 8, 1833
2 children.
1420 Grace Lathrop, Feb. 24, 1862
1421 Blanche E., Feb. 20, 1873
10*31.
Howland B.
Jarvis, May 27, 1837 May, 1861.
1422 Laura Frances
Hughey, June 11, 1839 May 31, 1876
2 children.
1423 Walter Beam, Aug. 16,. 1862
1424 Robert Jones, July 8, 1867
Henry Clay
Jarvis, Oct. 19, 1841 July 8, 1869.
1425 SameldaF.
Haldeman, .Sept. 25, 1845
4 children.
1426 L. H. Jarvis, April 30, 1870 July 18, 1870
1427 Maud Maria, Aug. 3, 1871 Oct. 15, 1871
1428 .Harry Newton, Nov. 10, 1875 Jan. 15, 1876
1429 Arthur Clay, Jan. 7, 1877
Louise Jeannette
Jarvis, Jan. 10, 1837 Oct. 29, 1860.
1430 Louis P. Fay.
2 children.
1431 Louie Jarvis, May 31, 1865
1432 Estelle Louise, Sept. 16, 1874
1 046.
Howard Jarvis, 1843 Sept. , 1862.
1433 Ida Shannon.
3 children.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SEVENTH GENERATION.
151
No Name.
1434 John,
1435 Rachel,
1436 David,
Born.
June, 1863
1864
1870
Died.
Married or Remarks.
1040.
Clara M. Sears, Feb. 4,1836
1437 John Canfield.
5 children.
1853.
1438 Edwin,
1439 Charles,
1440 Carrie,
1441 Wilfred,
1442 Canfield,
Mch.,
1854
1857
1861
1864
1871
Mary A. Sears, Jan.
1443 Hiram Black-
man.
2 children.
1444 Jennie,
1445 Charles,
25, 1841
1866
1869
Sept, 19, 1858.
Helen Jackson, Dec. 31, 1841
Mch. 28, 1868.
1446 Harman Fair-
child.
4 children.
1447 John,
1448 Henry,
1449 Marsh,
1450 Albert,
1451 Julia.
July 8, 1869
Feb. 13, 1871
Aug. 17, 1872
Sept. 17, 1874
Julia Jackson, Nov. 27, 1843
1452 Martin L Hun-
gerford.
3 children.
1453 Robert, Nov. 7, 1866
1454 Edwin, Feb. 22, 1869
1455 Arthur, June 20, 1872
Dec. 8, 1864
John Calvin
Jackson,
4 children.
Sept. 30, 1846
152 DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SEVENTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1456 Nelson, Aug. 3, 1871
1457 Raymond, Oct. 20, 1872
1458 Mary Landon, 1875
1459 Jane Jarvis, 1877
1001.
C. Willis Jarvis, Oct. 29,1845 July 14, 1866.
1460 Harriet A. Wil-
bur, Jan. 4, 1846
3 children.
1461 Annie, June 15, 1867
1462 Lucy Josephine, Nov. 4,1870
1463 Lucretia, Apr. 5, 1874
1 180.
Robert Craigie
Hamilton, 1 July 6,1852 April 28, 1875.
1464 Charlotte Lewis.
2 children.
1470 Ethel Maud, Apr. 7, 1876
1471 Eva May, Sepf. 7, 1877
Geo. Tyng, May 12, 1842 July 15, 1869. Living
in Arizona.
1472 Elena Anita Car-
illo Thompson, 1844
3 children.
1473 Charles, May 18, 1870
1474 George, Jan. 13, 1872
1475 Dudley Atkins, Dec. 16, 1875 May 26, 1876
1476 Dudley Atkins 2d, May, 1878 Aug. 1878
1.
Mary Placette
Marvin, Aug. 27, 1850 Apr. 27, 1871.
1477 JamesMontgom-
ery Coburn, Jr. Jan. 30, 1877
2 children.
1478 Robert Hewitt, Feb. 11, 1872
1479 Lament Din-
woodie, Sept. 1, 1874
1 Married at St. Alban's Church, Ottawa. The wedding was attended
by their Excellencies the Earl and Countess of Dufferin. Charlotte Lewis
is eldest daughter of the Rt. Rev. J. Travers Lewis, Bishop of Ontario.
DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM - SEVENTH GENERATION. 153
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Julia J. Marvin, July 20, 1852 Sept. 11, 1872.
1480 Edward Jenner
Swords.
2 children.
1481 Edward Jenner, Oct. 18, 1873
1482 Wm. Voorhees, Dec. 20, 1874
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154 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS.
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS JARVIS.
At the commencement of the present enterprise, we met with
the fact that several families knew but little about their early
ancestors. Very many expressed a desire to know more, and
to offer their aid to furnish such information as was in their power.
The late Hon. Kent Jarvis had' succeeded in collecting quite a
full record of his family, but had not been able to trace it back
beyond William Jarvis, who was born in 1727, and who died at
Brainard's Bridge, Rensselaer County, New York, in 1772.
This William Jarvis was an officer in the French war. He had
a son Kent, who was a major in the Revolution, and who was
killed by the Indians, near Saratoga. Great efforts have been
made, but in vain, to learn more of the active lives of these promi-
nent and patriotic men.
As we said before, neither Mr. Kent Jarvis nor any of his family
have been able to trace their branch back any further than we have
mentioned, but many of them tell us they have heard " old people,"
their " grandparents " and "ancestors," say that they came from
different towns in Connecticut, naming Stamford, Norwalk, Dan-
bury, Poundridge, etc. Some of them went farther, claiming that
they were related to the late Bishop Jarvis of Connecticut.
Another tradition that Mr. Kent Jarvis, and many others referred
to, is, that William Jarvis, the officer in the French war, had a
brother Benjamin, who was a loyalist, and in consequence, was
obliged to leave the country, and go to Nova Scotia. Mr. Kent
Jarvis, under date of January 18, 1875, writes: "I well remember
a tradition in our family from my earliest childhood (I am nearly
74 years old), that my grandfather was a cousin of Bishop Jarvis
of Connecticut, also, that a great uncle, Benjamin Jarvis, a brother
of my grandfather, at the time of the Revolution, espoused the
cause of the King, and removed from New England to Nova
Scotia, where, it was said, he died several years after, leaving a
large estate, and never married."
Again, on the 17th of December, 1876, he writes: "In looking
over an old English prayer-book, which was my grandfather's, on
one of the blank leaves I find in my father's handwriting, that he
was born in Poundridge, Feb. 15, 1768, and that he began to work
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS. 155
with Mr. Eli Bristol, Jan. 13, 1775, in the 17th year of his age."
Poundridge is near the Connecticut line, in Westchester Co., ten
or fifteen miles north of Nor walk.
The late Rev. Asahel H. Jervis wrote to Hon. Kent Jarvis, his
cousin, under date of March 23, 1876 (he died Dec. 16, 1877,
aged 84 years): " I think you are correct in regard to the commis-
sion of uncle Kent, and his being killed by the Indians. The
commission of my grandfather William was among my papers,
and was highly prized by me on account of its being a parchment.
I well remember the strong remarks which were made by gentle-
men of distinction, when they examined it. It was among papers
which my sister, Polly Williams, took, after she was married to
Capt. Billy Williams. I doubt not but it is still in existence, but is
150 miles from here. One thing more I will mention before I close.
Uncle Benjamin, the old Tory, is the man, with others, to whom
General Washington said in his sympathy: l Gentlemen, I wish you
all well. 1 wish you may all go to Heaven, but you must all go there
by the way of Nova Scotia.'' l Now, he is dead, and I have written
to inquire as to his property, said to be ' worth a guinea an hour.'
He was never married. We are his legal heirs."
Some of the family have written us that they have seen letters
from this Benjamin, the " rich old bachelor," as he was called, in
which he desired some of his young relatives to come and live with
him in Nova Scotia, so as to inherit his property. The reply in
one instance was, " My father used to say he did not want the
money, as uncle Ben was a Tory."
We make the following extract from a letter written by Mrs.
Electa Jarvis Scarrett (now in her ninety-first year), dated Decem-
ber 10, 1878:
"My grandfather's brother, Benjamin Jarvis, in the early part
of the revolutionary struggle, took advantage of the offer of the
English Government to give a large tract of land to any one who
would adhere to the crown, and emigrated to Nova Scotia, where
he amassed a large fortune. He lived to be very aged, and, I
1 After the evacuation of the British troops, under the command of Sir
Guy Carleton, on the 25th Nov., 1783, great numbers of loyalists were
waiting for transports to convey them to Nova Scotia. It is supposed that
a number of them called upon Gen. Washington after his entrance into
New York, and solicited his influence to let them remain, when they
received the above characteristic answer. See Lossing, p. 632, Vol. 2,
" Loyalists."
156 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS.
think, adopted a distant connection of the Jarvis family, who
became his heir. He had none of his own.
" My father, Doctor Joseph Jarvis, was, I think, a native of
Danbury, Connecticut. He studied medicine in Lanesborough,
Berkshire Co., Mass. He served as surgeon in the American
Revolutionary War over three years, after which he returned to
Lanesborough, and practiced his profession there until November.
1805, when he removed to New Baltimore, on the banks of the
Hudson river, where he closed his useful and honorable life, aged
fifty-four. I have only to say of my father, he was a man I was
proud to call father. My dear parents had fourteen children. Of
that large family, I am the only one left in this world of tears.
" I have written this poor letter with my own hand, without
glasses."
On the records of the Court of Probate of Fairfield, October 3.
1767, we find that Benjamin Jarvis of Norwalk, was administrator
of the estate of William Jarvis, late of Norwalk. Also on the
records of the same court, July 20, 1795, that Jonathan Knight
was appointed administrator on the estate of William Jarvis, late
of Norwalk.
Of Benjamin Jarvis we find that, on November 14, 1760, he was
witness to a deed; also deeds of land to him, dated April 21, 1764,
February 10, 1775; and mortgage from him, April 16, 1776; and
October 30, 1783, a deed which states that the said Benjamin Jar-
vis had joined the enemies of the United States, and that by order
of the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut all his prop-
erty was confiscated and sold. (See Appendix P.)
On the records at Norwalk, we find a deed to William Jarvis of
Huntington, Island of Nassau, County of Suffolk, dated October 18,
1714, and others in 1743 and 1746. In 1751, he is described as
of Norwalk. In April 2, 1750, we find on a deed to John Sanders
the names of William Jarvis and William Jarvis, Jr., as witnesses,
and on other deeds down to and including the year 1760, but not
afterwards.
Leaving the above traditions, we now turn back to some of the
first settlers of Huntington, L. I. Here we find, in 1679, many
real estate records in the names of William Jarvis, Thomas Jarvis,
and Jonathan Jarvis, supposed to have been brothers, and who may
have been brothers of the Jarvises among the early settlers of Mas-
sachusetts, but we have found none but traditional evidence of it.
Of the above three brothers, William is established by his will
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS THIRD GENERATION. 157
as the progenitor of a portion of the Connecticut branch. Jona-
than has been claimed by Captain P. C. Jarvis, and others of
Huntington, L. I., as the ancestor of the numerous families now
living in that town.
This leaves Thomas without any discovered descendants on Long
Island, and it is believed that he removed from there to Connecti-
cut, where he settled, and became the progenitor of that branch
of the family whose traditions above mentioned point to Norwalk
and vicinity as their place of origin.
We have collected all the information we could obtain about this
Thomas Jarvis, and those believed to be his immediate descendants,
and present it to our readers, in tabular form, as the best result
at which we have been able to arrive.
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS.
IST GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1483 Thomas Jarvis, See Appendices D, N.
Child.
1484 Thomas, Jr., 1669 1732
2D GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Thos. Jarvis, Jr. , 1669 1732 Dates on tomb-stone.
1485 Holda.
2d wife.
1486 Abigail Smith, June 14, 1726.
Child.
1487 William, Mch. 29, 1727 June 15, 1772
3D GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
William Jarvis, iMch. 29, 1727 June 15, 1772
1488 Mary Wright, Mch. 11, 1730 Dec. 22, 1804 D. at Fly Creek, N. Y.
11 children.
x Died at Brainard's Bridge, Columbia Co., New York; was an officer
in the French War; by trade a weaver.
158
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FOURTH GENERATION.
No. Name.
1489 Joseph,
1490 Bill,
1491 Elijah,
1492 Kent. l
1493 Elizabeth,
1494 Mary,
1495 Chloe,
1496 Asahel,
1497 Asahel 2d,
1498 Chloe 2d,
1499 Sally,
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
May 14, 1752 Oct. 17, 1806 Jan. 12, 1783.
Dec. 30, 1753 Feb. 14, 1830 Aug. 30, 1780.
Died at the age of 18.
Nov. 10, 1760
May 12, 1762 Feb.,
Jan. 29, 1783.
1835 June 15, 1780.
Died young.
Died young.
Feb. 15, 1768 Sept. 10, 1823 Mar. 18, 1790.
Aug. 15, 1770 About 1846 Feb. 19, 1790, John
Miles.
Aug. 19, 1772 Dec. 16, 1831 Feb. 14, 1793.
4TH GENERATION.
No.
Name.
Born.
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Joseph Jarvis,
M.D., 3
May
14,
1752
Oct.
17,
1806
Jan. 12, 1783.
1500 Abigail Church, Jan.
25,
1763
14 children.
1501
Tully Church,
Oct.
2,
1783
Physician and Surg'n.
1502
Horace,
Mch.
8,
1785
Mch.
14,
1808
Julianna Betts.
D. at
Albany, N. Y
1503
Electa,
Oct.
3,
1786
May
7,
1787
D.atLanesboro,
Mass.
1504
Electa 2d,
Feb.
2,
1788
Sept. 19, 1813.
1505
Owen,
Sept.
13,
1789
June
23,
1808
D.atLanesboro,
Mass.
1506
Alvah,
Dec.
22,
1790
Feb.
22
1872
Sept. 22, 1813.
1507
Harriet,
Sept.
23,
1792
Nov.
15,
1853
Oct. 9, 1817.
1508
Haller,
May
30,
1794
June
24,
1794
1509
Adolphus,
Apr.
18,
1795
Aug.
5,
1874
Feb. 27, 1822.
1510
Panthea,
Jan.
30,
1797
Sept.
7,
1801
D. at Lanesboro, Mass.
1511
Gustavus,
Dec.
30,
1798
Jan.
27,
1804
1512
Sophia,
(Aug.
4,
1801
Mch.
24,
1872
June 3, 1823.
1 Twins.
1513
Sophronia,
(Aug.
4,
1801
1875
1514
Gustavus 2d,
Apr.
13,
1804
Apr.
13,
1804
1 An officer in the Continental army; was massacred, near Saratoga, by
Indians, in the War of the Revolution.
2 Joseph Jarvis was a physician and surgeon; married at Danbury,
Conn. ; died in New Baltimore, N. Y,
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FOURTH GENERATION.
159
No. Name.
Bill Jarvis, l
1515 Mary White,
7 children.
1516 Alfred,
1517 Polly,
1518 William Cooper
1519 James White,
1520 Griethene,
1521 Asahel Hatch,
1522 Polly 2d,
1400.
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Dec. 30, 1753 Feb. 14, 1830 Aug. 30, 1780.
Dec. 25, 1761 July 6, 1820
Sept. 15, 1781 Aug. 20, 1798
Mch. 17, 1784 June 12, 1792 Daphany Taylor.
,Aug. 25, 1787 Feb. 25, 1813.
Jan. 25, 1790 July 30, 1853 Sept. 13, 1812.
Nov. 27, 1792
May 30, 1793 Dec. 16, 1877 Dec. 25, 1821.
May 28, 1797 March 23, 1817.
Eli/ab'h Jarvis, Nov. 10, 1760
Jan. 29, 1783.
1523
Malatiah Hatch,
June
22,
1764
July 28,
1812
8 children.
1524
John,
Dec.
25,
1784
May 30,
1842
Jan. 8, 1807, B.
McElvain.
1525
Polly,
Aug.
24,
1786
Jan. 22,
1804
1526
Solomon,
Feb.
6,
1789
S. McElvain.
1527
Ira,
July
25,
1791
C. Smith.
1528
William,
Oct.
17,
1793
Aug. 31,
1869
1529
Amelia,
July
7,
1795
E. Taylor.
1530
Malenda, (
July
3,
1797
A. Brown.
-( Twins.
1531
Matilda, (
July
3,
1797
F. Bingham.
1404.
Mary Jarvis,
May
12,
1762
Feb.,
1835
June 15, 1780.
1532
Thomas Edson,
Jan.
3,
1753
1836
9 children.
1533
Polly,
Mch.
29,
1781
I. Marvin.
1534 Billy,
July
12,
1783
Mch. 23,
1785
1535
William Jarvis,
Feb.
23,
1786
Polly Fairchild.
1536
Asahel,
Aug.
7,
1788
F. Stetson.
1537
A daughter,
Feb.
13,
1791
Feb. 13,
1791
1538
Orenell,
Sept.
9,
1792
Lydia Wells.
1539
Sally,
Jan.
4,
1795
Jan. 4,
1803
1540
Theodoras,
July
7,
1798
Lawyer.
1541
Eli/abeth,
Sept.
15,
1801
J. Price.
14O7".
Asahel Jarvis,
Feb.
15,
1768
Sept. 10,
1823
Mch. 18, 1790.
Merchant.
1 Dr. Bill Jarvis came into Otsego Co. with Judge William Cooper, in
the year 1790. Was physician, surgeon, and land surveyor.
160
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died.
1542 Abig'l Gris wold, June 2, 1770 Sept. 26, 1862
13 children.
1543 Chester, Dec. 9, 1792 Aug. 10, 1870
1544 Dwight, May 27, 1797 Jan. 28, 1863
1545 Alma, Apr. 3, 1799 June 26, 1803
June 13, 1801 Jan. 15, 1877
1546 Kent,
1547 Edwin,
1548 Mary Ann,
1549 Jerta Maria, May 30, 1806
1550 Joseph Sidney, Oct. 23, 1807
1551 Horace Benj., Sept. 11, 1809
May 4, 1803 Sept. 10, 1872
May 11, 1805 Feb. 14, 1832
Married or Remarks.
Oct. 15, 1818.
Jan. 27, 1837.
May 17, 1821.
April 4, 1866.
Feb. 19, 1829.
April 5, 1829.
Sept. 15, 1855 Feb. 27, 1839.
1552 Harriet,
Mch. 8, 1812 Sept. 30, 1878
One son and two daughters died in infancy.
Sept. 20, 1831. D. at
Massillon, O.
1400.
Sally Jarvis, Aug. 19, 1772 Dec. 16, 1831 Feb. 14, 1793.
1553 Eln'th'nOsborn,June 12, 1769
7 children.
1554 Aurelia,
1555 Lucinda,
1556 Julia Ann,
1557 Caroline E.,
1558 Prosp'r Hosmer, Oct. 24,1803
1559 Hosmer Beadell, Aug. 6, 1806
1560 Wm. Wright, Mch. 18, 1808
Dec. 31, 1793
Aug. 10, 1796
Feb. 13, 1799 Apr. 10, 1818
W. Wilson.
C. E. Barnard.
Nov. 13, 1800 Mch. 30, 1835 J. S. Avery.
S. Johnston.
C. Robertson.
STH GENERATION.
No. Name.
Tully C. Jarvis,
M.D., Oct.
1561 Margaret Scher-
merhorn, Dec.
6 children.
1562 Jacob S.,
1563 Abigail C.,
1564 Rachel H.,
1565 Joseph A.,
Born. Died.
2, 1783
8, 1787
Jan. 22, 1809
Aug. 13, 1813
April 18, 1815 July 17, 1838
1566 Anne E.,
1567 Eliza E.,
Sept. 21, 1817
Feb. 10, 1821
Oct. 16, 1828
Married or Remarks.
Feb. 9, 1806.
May 5, 1831
May 6, 1836.
Nov. 14, 1844. Liv-
ing in Ithaca, N. Y.
June 6, 1854
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION.
161
Died.
No. Name. Born.
Electa Jarvis, Feb. 2/1788
1568 Rich'd Scarritt,Dec. 15, 1787
9 children.
1569 Nancy Aurelia, July 12, 1814 April 27, 1815
1570 Nancy Aur. 2d, June 30, 1815
1571 Gust. Adolph., July 20, 1816
1572 Electa Eugenia, Nov. 14, 1817
1573 Sarah Abigail, Nov. 21, 1818 Feb.
1574 Sarah Ab. 2d., Mch. 18, 1820
1575 James Jarvis, Feb. 5, 1822
1576 George Hall, April 18, 1825
1577 Edgar Alonzo, May 20, 1826 July 12, 1826
Married or Remarks.
Sept. 19, 1813.
April 27, 1854
May 12, 1839
Nov. 14, 1839
5, 1819
Mary M. Turner.
Eliza Blodget,
Alvah Jarvis, 1 Dec. 22, 1790 Feb. 22, 1872 Sept. 22, 1813.
1578 Rach. Bradley, Nov. 25, 1793 Aug. 15, 1828
6 children.
Aug. 15, 1814 Sept. 25, 1815
Jan. 14, 1818 Sept., 1837.
Aug. 27, 1820 Mch. 4, 1837
Jan. 1, 1823 Feb. 2, 1825
April 11, 1825 Mch. 21, 1868 Mary Jane Hallet.
1579 Horace B.,
1580 Horace A.,
1581 MaryM.,
1582 JaredB.,
1583 Jared B. 2d,
1584 Harriet E.,
2d wife.
1585 Louisa Gillet, July 31, 1788
Sept. 13, 1827 Aug. 4, 1828
Feb. 22, 1829.
Harriet Jarvis, Sept, 23, 1792 Nov. 15, 1853 Oct. 9, 1817.
1586 Joel Bradley, Mch. 22, 1793 Nov. 3, 1853 Farmer.
6 children.
1587 Henry, Oct. 5, 1818
1588 Joseph Jarvis, Mch. 20, 1820 April 3, 1821
1589 Joseph W., 2 Mch. 18, 1821
1590 Maria Church, April 18, 1822
1591 Harv.Sheppard, Sep. 4, 1825
1592 Cyrus Yale, Nov. 7, 1827
Charles C. Heath.
Adol. Jarvis, April 18, 1795 Aug. 5,1874 Feb. 27/1822. Carpen-
ter and joiner.
1593 Amelia Fuller, June 14, 1800 May 13, 1869
3 children.
1 Justice of Peace ; dealer in real estate ; postmaster.
2 Married Anna Maria Schermerhorn ; 2 children, Alexander A. and
Anna Josephine Jarvis.
21
162
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remark?.
1594 Joseph Church, Jan. 19,1823 July 6,1872 Sept. 6,1850.
1595 Frances E., Aug. 24, 1824
1596 Henry A., 1 Dec. 16, 1830 Dec. 4, 1872 Jan. 20, 1853.
June 3, 1823.
Farmer.
Olive Jane Fisher
Sophia Jarvis, Aug. 4, 1801 Mcli. 24, 1872
1597 Nathan Isbell, Jan. 23, 1801
7 children.
1598 Betsey Jane, May 21, 1824 July 27, 1845
1599 Horace Smith, May 18, 1825
1600 Oliver Church, Nov. 12, 1827
1601 Celia Abigail, 2 Sept. 12, 1830 Sept. 30, 1833
1602 Sophr. Elvina, Nov. 16, 1834
1603 Felicia Minerva,May 29, 1836
1604 Geo. Thompson, Oct. 18, 1839
Sophr. Jarvis, Aug. 4, 1801 1875
1605 Elisha Bradley,May 26, 1798 Mch. 11, 1854 Farmer.
9 children.
1606 Rhoda Jane, Dec. 23, 1820 Sept. 14, 1825
1607 Julia W., June 26, 1822 Dec. 13, 1848 A. G. Isbell.
1608 Lyd. Cordelia, Aug. 4, 1824
1609 Abigail Cook, Mch. 27, 1827 June 27, 1846 Joseph Hubbard.
1610 Harriet Curtiss, Oct. 28, 1829 D. Hubbard.
1611 George Henry, Oct. 22, 1831
1612 Wm. Smith, Mch. 11, 1834
1613 Maria Louisa, Sept. 12, 1836 Jan. 8, 1854
1614 Aug'ta Sophia, April 14, 1840 June 27, 1842
Feb. 25, 1813.
Oct. 3, 1841.
William Cooper
Jarvis, Aug. 25, 1787
1615 Daphany Taylor.
2 children.
1616 Loren. Taylor, Mch. 22, 1815
1617 Erastus, " Sept. 4, 1826 Feb. 14, 1827
IS 10.
James White
Jarvis, Jan. 28, 1790 July 30, 1853 Sept. 13, 1812.
1618 Clarissa Clark, Dec. 15, 1794
11 children.
1 Married Lydia Boyington; 1 eh., Charles.
2 Married Joseph Story; 2 ch., Abner Grove and Glen Adolplms.
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION.
163
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1619 Emeline, April 16, 1816 Oct. 7, 1836, Solomon
Budd.
1620 Hester A., June 18, 1818 Dec. 27, 1835, Wm. H.
Griddle.
1621 Susan, May 30, 1820 Nov. 20, 1826
1622 Asahel, Sept. 17, 1822 Nov. 23, 1826
1623 Joel S., Aug. 17, 1824 ' ? Twing
1624 James, Aug. 17, 1824 May 18, 1828 >
1625 Mary, Aug. 30, 1826
1626 Philander, June 4, 1828 Sept. 15, 1829
1627 Julia, Nov. 30, 1830
1628 Charles W., Feb. 21, 1833 July 30, 1853
1629 Aurelia B., Mch. 1, 1836
Rev. Asahel H.
Jervis, 1
1630 Mary Cooley,
4 children.
May
30,
1793
Dec.
Oct.
16,
16,
1877
1852
Dec.
25,
1821.
1631 Helen,
Nov.
18,
1822
Feb.
2,
1826
1632KasimirP.,
Jan.
9,
1825
Jan.
25,
1853.
1633 Myron A.,
1 634 Mary M.,
Jan.
Oct.
9,
25,
1829
1833
May
Dec.
10,
4,
1866
1833
May
25,.
1859.
Polly Jarvis, May 28, 1797
1635 Capt. William
Williams,
5 children.
1636 Nancy,
1637 Daniel,
1638 Mary Maria,
1639 Silas R,
June 13, 1793
Jan. 13, 1818
July 14, 1820
June 27, 1822 Aug. 21, 1848
Aug. 3, 1829
1640 And'w Jackson, Aug. 20, 1832
Mch. 23, 1817.
Jannette Keeley.
Julia A. Taylor.
Chester Jarvis, Dec. 9,1792 Aug. 10, 1870 Oct. 15, 1818.Merch't.
1641 Content Morris, July 3, 1797 May 27, 1830
4 children.
1642 Fran. Griswold, June 19, 1819 Sept. 19, 1828
1643 Fred. Tiffany, Sept. 22, 1822 Nov. 16, 1843.
1644 Henry Kent, Sept. 7, 1824 Feb. 13, 1846.
1645 Aurel. Content, July 7, 1827 Mch. 27, 1845.
1 Died in Ovid; interred Mt. Hope, Rochester, N. Y.
164
No.
DESCENDANTS OP THOMAS - FIFTH GENERATION.
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Name.
2d wife.
1646 Maria Bowne, July 1, 1799 Dec. 17, 1848 Dec. 9, 1830.
1 child.
1647 Asahel Amos, Mch. 29,1834 Nov., 1862.
3d wife.
1648 Ann Brown, April 30, 1801 Nov. 30, 1852.
Dwight Jarvis, 1 May 27, 1797 Jan. 28, 1863 Jan. 27, 1837.
1649 FrancesUpham,Dec., 1812 July 7, 1866
Kent Jarvis, June 13, 1801 Jan. 15, 1877 May 17, 1821.
1650 Euretta M. Will-
iams, April 9, 1802 Feb. 8, 1864
1 child.
1651 Anna Sprague, Dec. 19, 1825 Mch. 29, 1855 Adopted.
3d wife.
1652 Mrs. Julia M.
Dunn, June 23, 1833 Apr. 4, 1866.
5 children.
1653 Cora Eager
Dunn, May 19, 1854
1654 James Randall
Dunn, Nov. 21, 1857
1655 Mary Alida
Dunn, Feb. 25, 1860
1656 JuliaKateDunn,Dec. 24, 1861
1657 Kent Jarvis, Jr., Dec. 21,1869
HON. KENT JARVIS.
[The following sketch is from the pen of the Rev. Dr. E. E. Beardsley,
of New Haven, author of the "History of the Episcopal Church in Con-
necticut. "]
Kent Jarvis was born at Fly Creek, Otsego County, N. Y., about
three miles west of the village of Cooperstown, on the 13th day
of June, 1801. His grandfather, William Jarvis, removed thither
early in life from his native place, Lanesboro, Mass., and was one
- of the pioneer settlers in Otsego County at that time regarded by
New England people as " The West/' His uncle, Kent Jarvis, was
a Major in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war,
and was massacred by the Indians near Saratoga, N. Y. He
1 Mr. Jarvis was by profession a lawyer. He was also Major-General.
He was a very prominent man in public offices, both Federal and State.
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION. 165
received the Christian name of his uncle, which was of English
origin, and due to the fact of his grandmother having an intimate
lady friend, a native of Kent County, England, who had called her
young son KENT, in honor of her birthplace. This lady persuaded
the grandmother to name one of her sons after her own child, and
thus Major Jarvis was christened, and the name introduced into
the family.
The subject of this sketch received a limited education, such as
the straitened circumstances of his parents would permit, and it
was not beyond the elementary branches taught in the common
schools of those days. The few thousand dollars which his father
had accumulated was lost in the general crash that ruined so
many business men after the close of the war with England, in
1815, and young Kent was therefore thrown upon his own resources,
and forced to seek some employment that would prepare him for
usefulness in life, and, at the same time, yield a competent support.
At the age of fourteen, with an outfit which was " tied up in a
small handkerchief," and with his father's good advice, he started
on foot to begin a seven years' apprenticeship in a woolen factory
at Burlington, in the same county. He became an inmate of the
household of his employer, who was an old-fashioned Presbyterian,
beginning the Lord's day on Saturday at sunset, and ending it at
the same hour on Sunday. He soon learned to manage a card ing-
machine, and was earning a little money by extra work, besides
extending his knowledge of the trade to which he had become very
much attached, when the company owning the factory succumbed
to financial embarrassments, and the business was closed.
He returned to his father's house, and continued to pursue with
different employers in the vicinity the occupation upon which he
had entered, until 1821. In that year, considering himself master
of the business of wool-carding and dyeing, and cloth-dressing, he
rented the establishment formerly occupied by one of his employers
in Fly Creek, then belonging to the estate of Eliphalet Williams,
and set up for himself. Though he had not attained his majority,
yet on the 17th day of May, 1821, he married Miss Euretta M.
Williams, daughter of Eliphalet Williams, above-named, and to
use his own words " Depending solely upon our own efforts for sue
cess, we adopted as our motto, ' Industry, Frugality, and Honesty,'
and we were contented and happy." His health became seriously
impaired through exposure to the wet and cold incident to his
business, and under medical advice he relinquished it at the end
of two years, and retired with a few hundred dollars of profits.
166 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION.
In the autumn of 1822, his older brother, Dwight, who had been
in partnership with his father and another brother named Chester,
in manufacturing cotton and woolen factory machinery at Fly
Creek, chose for himself a new path in life, and resolved to com-
mence the study of law. Kent was persuaded to take his place in
the firm, and was admitted a partner in the spring of 1823, being
entrusted with the out-door duties such as purchasing the mate-
rial for the business, contracting for machinery, making sales, and
collecting bills. The general depression of all business in that
part of the country led him to dispose of his interest in the spring
of 1828, and on the 2d of July he removed to Lowville, Lewis
County, N. Y., and undertook to gratify a wish, which he had
cherished from boyhood, to be a merchant. For twenty years,
with alternate success and misfortune, he engaged in mercantile
pursuits at Lowville, and Massillon, Ohio. At the end of this period,
he said: " My mercantile career of twenty years' hard struggling
with a singleness of purpose that should have won success, left me
almost penniless. I had the consolation of knowing that whatever I
had achieved was always the result of my own judgment and efforts,
and that my manifold misfortunes were clearly chargeable to the bad
faith and dishonesty of those associated with me in business."
His settlement in Massillon seems to have been accidental.
After he had failed in efforts to retrieve his fortune at Lowville
and at other places, he determined upon a bold venture; and,
borrowing fifty dollars, he started on the last day of February,
1844, for Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he hoped to engage in
the hardware business, with which he had become somewhat
familiar. On his way he made a visit to his brother Dwight,
whom he had not seen for several years, and who was then living
in the meridian of his influence and usefulness at Massillon. His
brother advised him to abandon the Grand Rapids scheme, and to
try his luck in that place.
Here again he was unsuccessful until 1848, when an entirely
new field of enterprise was opened out to him in the purchase and
sale, with two other gentlemen, of certain real estate consisting of
farming lands and village property in and around Massillon. His
share of the profits from this purchase at the end of five years
amounted to over $50,000; and subsequently by various agencies,
trusteeships, and executorships (which were all faithfully per-
formed), and by judicious investments in railroads and other cor-
porations, he amassed a fortune which, according to his own state-
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS SIXTH GENERATION. 167
ment, amounted on the 1st day of January, 1872, to nearly $250,-
000, exclusive of his donations to relatives and friends and to
benevolent and charitable objects, which were on a munificent
scale and measured by his accumulations.
For two years from April 1, 1867, he was Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Seventeenth District of Ohio, and gave his bond,
with other sureties, to the United States for the sum of $100,000
that he would faithfully fulfil the duties of the office. Exactness
in this as in other responsible situations, marked his course and
added strength to his official character.
His public life was begun in the military organization. From
boyhood it had charms for him, and at the age of eighteen he was
enrolled in a military company, and henceforward up to the out"
break of the civil war, he advanced in the regular order of promo-
tion, and occupied every successive rank except that of Colonel.
He was made a Brigadier-General by the Governor of Ohio when
the war commenced, and thus obtained the military title by which
he was known and addressed in the latter years of his life.
Following the example of his father, he connected himself, with
the Masonic order, and became a member of a Lodge in Coopers-
town on reaching his majority. He was a 'conspicuous ornament
of the Fraternity, attained to its highest honors, and passed also
through all the grades of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
Six years before his death a writer of the Order said of him:
"His connection with Freemasonry has not been a merely nominal
matter, nor for the purpose of private gain or personal popularity;
he has been an active, working, faithful Mason. For more than a
quarter of a century, we have been accustomed to meet him at the
annual meetings of the Grand Bodies; and he was there for work,
not a mere idler."
He was a warm friend of the benevolent institutions of the
State, being for many years a Trustee of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Columbus, and a zealous advocate for an improved
system of public education, which he lived to see adopted in Ohio,
and recognized as the bulwark of true liberty and independence.
But his noblest record is in the annals of the Church. Blessed
with godly parents, he was baptized by Father Nash, the early
and well-known Episcopal missionary in Otsego and adjoining
counties, and confirmed in his youth. While at Lowville he was
one of those who joined in organizing an Episcopal parish there,
and was chosen its first Junior Warden. He represented that
168 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION.
parish in the Diocesan Convention held in the city of New York
in 1838, when measures were adopted for the original division of
the Diocoee; and Western New York was erected into a see, and
elected at its Primary Convention in November of that year for
Bishop, the Rev. Dr. DeLancey of Philadelphia. On fixing his
residence in Massillon, Mr. Jarvis was made a Warden of St.
Timothy's Church in that place, and continued so to the day of his
death. He evinced a large and lively interest in all that concerned
the welfare of the Church, especially in Ohio. He was a Trustee
of Kenyon College and the Theological Seminary at Gambier, and
"ever guided and sustained the policy which he believed honestly
proposed and wisely calculated to. secure success." For many
years he was a member of the Ohio Convention, and took a promi-
nent part in the revision and codification of the ecclesiastical law
of the Diocese. He was three times chosen a Lay Deputy from
Ohio to the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States, first in 1859 and again in 1862 and 1865.
His marriage with Miss Williams has been already mentioned.
After a happy union of almost forty-three years, she died on the
8th of February, 1864, and in a memorandum of her death and
virtues he said: " Though never blessed with children of our own,
we were never without from one to three orphan children in our
family." They were not only supported by him, but educated at
his expense.
On the 4th day of April, 1866, he married Mrs. Julia M. Dunn,
a widow lady of Elmira, N. Y., with four children, all of whom
were taken to his spacious mansion at Edgewater, in Massillon.
That mansion, we are told, was "one of taste, beauty, and even
magnificence. In external appearance it was surpassed by few,
and within was hardly equalled anywhere for genial, generous
hospitality."
The birth of a son on the 21st day of December, 1869, bap-
tized KENT, was an event which added new joy to the happy
household. It was the father's earnest prayer that he might be
" spared to a life of usefulness, be an honored representative of his
name and family, a patriotic citizen, and a sincere Christian."
Mr. Jarvis obtained possession of the old homestead in Fly
Creek, and had a gathering of relatives and friends to the number
of about seventy to celebrate in the very house where he was
born the sixty-third anniversary of his birth. Nine years after-
wards a similar but larger assemblage met in the same hallowed
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION. 169
spot to celebrate the seventy-second anniversary of his birth, and
on this, as on the previous occasion, he read a poem written for
him by a friend in Washington City, and beginning,
I come with years upon my head,
My childhood's home to see ;
I come o'er youthful scenes to tread,
Once joyous scenes to me.
The last public act of Mr. Jarvis was to plead the cause of
Missions. At a Convocation in Canton, on Wednesday evening,
January 11, 1877, he stood by his Bishop and rehearsed some of
his early missionary experiences in the hearing of a large congre-
gation with such earnestness and eloquence as to be particularly
noticeable. The disease (paralysis of the heart) of which he
appears to have had a great dread, and of which his brothers
Dwight and Edwin had died, struck him without premonition on
the Monday following his address in Canton. The circumstances
are briefly related by his pastor in a letter to Bishop Bedell: "He
attended divine service twice on Sunday, and was unusually hearty
in the responses and singing. At home throughout the day he
was cheerful almost to gayety, and, after returning from church in
the evening, sang with the family until quite late." Monday morn-
ing he arose in apparent health, and with characteristic precision
he detailed his plans and work for the day, consulting Mrs. Jarvis
with regard to the preparations for an anticipated trip to which he
was looking forward with great pleasure. But very soon he com-
plained of some distress about the heart, which, though it neither
alarmed his family nor the physician, who was quickly called, yet
impressed him strongly with the belief that the end had come.
With perfect composure and resignation he met the final summons.
"Thy will be done," he said with emphasis; and bidding farewell
to the loved ones about him, he quietly passed to the rest that
remaineth for the people of God.
It was an evidence of the high esteem in which he was held in
the city of Massillon that during the funeral services on Thursday
afternoon subsequent to his decease, places of business, stores,
shops, banks, and schools were closed out of respect to his memory.
Bishop Bedell, in his address to the Annual Convention of the
Diocese of Ohio, June, 1877, thus spoke of his decease and summed
up his character: "We have mourned the death of some devoted
laymen during the past year: among them, Kent Jarvis, Esq., of
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170
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION.
Massillon, who has been prominent in the councils of our Church.
He has been one of the main-stays of our Diocese, and of our
Diocesan institutions; a man who was remarked for keen judg-
ment, grave discretion, patient attention to details, and a prevailing
devotion to the Church. He was always prompt and active in dis-
charge of duty; and could always be depended on to fulfil, to the
extent of his ability, responsibilities committed to him. He has
represented the Diocese in the General Convention. He was a
member of the Committee on Canons. He was a member of the
Legal Committee. He has been a Trustee of our institutions, and
an efficient member of the Executive Committee since its inaugura-
tion. We regret the loss of so faithful a counsellor and so true a
friend. He passed away in the comfort of a reasonable hope in
Christ, and with remarkable tranquility! Scarcely fifteen minutes'
notice was given him; but all his affairs were in order, and he
'addressed himself to the crossing' (as Bunyan would say), and
passed out of mortal into immortal life, with confident com-
posure."
No. Name. Born.
Edwin Jarvis, 1 May 4, 1803
1658 Lydia E. Gross, May 5, 1807
5 children.
1659 Celina North
1660 Mary Jane,
1661 Dwight,
1662 Anna Maria,
Died.
Sept. 10, 1872
Nov. 28, 1871
June 17, 1830
Sept. 9, 1833
Oct. 8, 1835
Feb. 10, 1841
Married or Remarks.
Feb. 19, 1829.
April 14, 1869.
Men. 1, 1866.
Men. 21, 1864.
Mary Ann Jar-
vis, Men. 11, 1805 Feb. 14, 1832 Apr. 5, 1829.
1664 Leon'd Harding, June 5, 1800
1 child.
1665 Frances Louisa, June 6, 1831
1663 Charles Edwin, Oct. 23, 1843
Josephs. Jarvis, Oct. 23, 1807 Sept. 15, 1855 Feb. 27, 1839. Copper
Tin & Iron Works
1666 Ceylinda Nea-
ving, Men. 24, 1817
3 children.
1 Had tin and copper works ; sash and blind factory. Was justice of
the peace.
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS SIXTH GENERATION.
171
No. Name. Born. *Died. Married or Remarks.
1667 Julia Maria, May 8, 1840 Dec. 5, 1870 1864, David K Rus-
sell.
1668 Chester, Oct. 24, 1843 Dec. 10, 1850
1669 Mary Abigail, June 26, 1846
Harriet Jarvis, Mch. 8, 1812 Sept. 30, 1878 Sept, 20, 1831.
1670 Wm. A. Chase, July 20, 1806 June 26, 1862 Druggist and Grocer.
3 children.
1671 Mary Ann, Jan. 30, 1833
1672 Kent Jarvis, Aug. 29, 1837
1673 Edward A., Mar. 9, 1845
6TH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died.
Jacob S. Jarvis, Jan. 22, 1809
1674 JaneM. Curtiss,Dec. 25, 1814
7 children.
1675 Francis H., July 15, 1836 Oct. 8, 1846
1676 Albert F., Oct. 25,1838
1677 Jane Josephine, Oct. 20,1842 Nov. 30, 1842
1678 Helen Louisa, Nov. 17, 1843 Oct. 20, 1846
1679 Francis H. 2d, Apr. 28, 1846 April 9, 1853
1680 Helen A., Dec. 19,1848
1681 Flor'nce Isidore, Aug. 30, 1853
Married or Remarks.
Dec. 25, 1833.
Abig'l C. Jarvis, Aug. 13, 1813
1682 Asa Borden.
4 children.
1683 George F., Jan. 21, 1834
1 684 Charles M., Feb. 16,1836
1685 Abigail M.,
1686 Joseph A.,
Aug. 31, 1838
Oct. 29, 1844
May 5, 1831.
July 9, 1854, Angelina
N. Hammond.
May 11, 1854, Harriet
B. Clark.
RachelH. Jarvis, Apr. 18, 1815 July 17, 1838 May 6, 1836.
1687 Robert Hilson.
1 child.
1688 Eliza Jane, Jan. 30, 1838
172 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Jos. A. Jarvis, Sept. 21, 1817 Nov. 14, 1844.
1689 Mary O.Daniel, Apr. 21, 1821 Feb. 27,1852
2 children.
1690 Charles J., Jan. 23, 1846 Jan. 31, 1847
1691 Edward W., July 17, 1848
HoraceA. Jarvis, Jan. 14, 1818 Sept., 1837. Merch't.
1692 Lucy Jane El-
dredge, Nov. 11, 1818
4 children.
1693 Minerva Jane.
1694 Joseph Albert, 1841 Jan. 9, 1879.
1695 Julia F., W. H. Twiss.
1696 Grove Eldredge.
Joseph Church
Jarvis, Jan. 19, 1823 July 6, 1872 Sept. 6, 1850. Died,
Sycamore, 111.
1697 Maria Seaver, May 10, 1830
1 child.
1698 Frank Adolph's,May 8, 1851
1016.
Lorenzo Taylor
Jarvis, Mch. 22, 1815 Oct. 3, 1841. Farmer.
1699 Abigail Preston, Nov. 28, 1815
3 children.
1700RufusP., Nov. 6,1842
1701 Emma, Nov. 22, 1845
1702 Mary W., Oct. 22, 1848
Rev. Kasimir P.
Jervis, 1 Jan. 9, 1825 Jan. 25, 1853.
1703 Martha H. Long.
4 children.
1704 MaryTheodora, 2 May 30, 1854 Oct. 11, 1877.
1705 Sarah Jessica, July 9, 1858
1706 Charles Myron
Samuel, May 22, 1860
1707 Arthur Harold
Kasimir, Feb. 19, 1862
1 Graduate of Union College. Minister M. E. Church.
2 Married James G. Lindsay. Living in Columbia, S. C.
DESCENDANTS OP THOMAS - SIXTH GENERATION.
173
No. Name. Born.
Fred'kT.Jarvis,Sept. 22, 1822
1708 MomsaT.Steeve, Oct. 7,1826
2 children.
1709 Fran's Griswold, July 14, 1845
1710 Charles H., Sept. 21, 1848
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Nov. 16, 1843.
Henry K. Jarvis, Sept. 7,1824 Feb. 13,1846.
1711 Harriet J. Bliss, Feb. 13, 1826
2 children.
1712 Kent, Jan. 2,1847 Apr. 12, 1876 Oct., 1872, Emma
Clark. Druggist.
1713 Willard, May 2, 1852
Aurelia C.
Jarvis, July 7, 1827
1714 David C. Bresee,Sept. 30, 1820
8 children.
1715 Geo. L. Bowne, Mch. 20, 1847 May 5, 1847
1716 Ella C., Aug. 7,1849
1717 Emma, Sept. 8, 1851
1718 William Jarvis, May 7, 1855
1719 Chester Jarvis, Mch. 27, 1857
1720 Asahel Amos, Apr. 7, 1860
1721 Chas. Harmon, Mch. 2, 1866
1722 Carl Adelbert, Sept. 2, 1869 Oct. 21, 1869
Mch. 27, 1845.
Adelbert Dye.
Willis T. Thorpe.
1 ch. , Jarvis Loomis.
AsahelA.Jarvis,Mch. 29, 1834
1723 Ella H. Hanna.
3 children.
1724 Emma Bowne.
1725 George L. Bowne.
1726 William Hamilton.
Mary J. Jarvis, Sept. 9, 1833
1727 Gilbert O. Fay. *
2 children.
1728 Elizabeth, May 21, 1870
1729 Charles Jarvis, Aug. 26, 1871
Nov., 1862.
Apr. 14, 1869.
1 Professor of Theology. Graduated from Yale College, and is now
Superintendent of the Institute of D. and D. of the State of Ohio.
174 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS - SIXTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Dwight Jarvis/Oct. 8,1835 Mch. 1, 1866.
1730 Mary L. Rodgers.
2 children.
1731 Edwin Rodgers, June 19, 1868
1732 Anna Louisa, Aug. 26, 1871
Ann M. Jarvis, Feb. 10, 1841 Mch. 21, 1864.
1733 Thos.B. George, 2 Feb. 21, 1826
1 Civil Engineer, and Colonel 13th Regiment O. V. T., in the War of
the Rebellion, and is now Brigadier-General of Volunteers.
2 First Lieutenant and Adjutant 13th Regiment O. V. T. Also Captain
and Adjutant-General in the War of the Rebellion.
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN. 175
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN JARVIS.
For over five years, we, in connection with Captain P. C.
Jarvis and others of the name in Huntington, on Long Island,
have been laboring assiduously to discover, if possible, the
origin of the Jarvis family in that region. We have searched
through the records of the town, examined old wills, deeds, family
bibles, and the lists of births, marriages, and deaths, preserved by
the different churches, noting down traditions, and exploring all
sources of information that might lead to satisfactory results.
(See Appendices A, B, D, G, and N.)
We have found, by these researches, that about the year 1661
occurs the name of Stephen Jarvis, and in the year 1679, the
names of William Jarvis, Thomas Jarvis, and Jonathan Jarvis, all
prominent men in their several callings, and all evidently of mature
age, as their names frequently appear in the early records of real
estate transactions.
One tradition is that the three last-mentioned were brothers,
and they may all have been brothers or near relatives of John
Jarvis, who is mentioned as being one of a coroner's jury in Bos-
ton, on the 28th of September, 1 630.
We have discovered a tradition among the descendants of the
early settlers of Jarvises in Massachusetts, that one or more of
the name went to Hartford, Conn., and was the ancestor of the
Huntington and Connecticut branch. This tradition may be true,
as from history we learn that the CONNECTICUT COLONY originated
in Hartford about the year 1639, and that Huntington, L. I., was
peopled from the Connecticut Colony about 1653. Thus, in the
absence of any stronger evidence, we are led to think that our
ancestors in Huntington may have come from Boston by the way
of Hartford, Conn.
As we have already stated in another place, we have found that
Stephen Jarvis had a son Stephen, and that that son, Stephen, Jr.,
had two sons: Stephen, Jr., born June 2, 1683, Abraham, born
April 26, 1685; but after diligent search we have found no further
descendants of them.
By the will of William Jarvis, the testator, we learn that he was
the father of Captain Samuel Jarvis of Norwalk, Conn. ; by tradi-
176 DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN SECOND GENERATION.
tionary and other evidence, that Thomas was the ancestor of the
Honorable Kent Jarvis branch; and lastly, that it is believed by
Captain P. C. Jarvis and others in Huntington, that Jonathan
Jarvis had a son William, who was the father of several children,
the eldest of whom was Isaiah. This Isaiah married Hannah
"Whitman, July 4, 1729, and, as it appears, died about 1737, as he
is spoken of as deceased in land grants of that date. He had a
son Kobert, born 1735, who was the father of Simon Jarvis, the
father of Captain P. C. Jarvis. Robert's mother, Hannah Jarvis,
married a second husband, Blnathan Smith, in 1739. She had a
son, Joel Smith, and one of his granddaughters states that Joel
and Robert were step-brothers, thus corroborating the record as
above given. This record agrees with other traditions of the
numerous families in and around Huntington, and is further con-
firmed by the recurrence of certain Christian names, as Jonathan,
etc., which are not found in the other branches.
In this way we venture to establish the following record:
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN.
IST GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1734 Jonathan Jarvis, See Appendices D, N.
1 child.
1735 William.
GENERATION.
No. Name. Born Died. Married or Remarks.
William Jarvis, Gives land to his son
Jonathan, in 1760.
7 children.
1736 Isaiah, 1705 1737 July 4, 1729.
1737 Benajah, 1710 1766 May 5, 1731.
1738 William, 1712 Jan. 16, 1742 Zerviah Rogers.
1739 Henry, 1714 1774
1740 Jonathan, 1718 July 25, 1795 Jan. 20, 1746.
1741 Augustine, 1727 1756
1742 Eliphalet.
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN THIRD GENERATION.
3D GENERATION.
177
No. Name.
Isaiah Jar vis,
1743 Hannah Whit-
man, 1
1 child.
1744 Robert,
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1705 1737 July 4, 1729.
May 20, 1739.
1735 1833 1760.
Benajah Jarvis,
1745 Jemima Smith,
1 child.
1746 Hannah,
2d wife.
1747 Annie Sammis,
2 children.
1748 Milerson,
1710
1704
1716
1749 Mary,
3d wife.
1750 Zerviah Jarvis, widow of William,
2 children.
1751 Milerson,
1752 Mary,
Henry Jarvis,
3 children.
1753 William, 8
1754 Samuel D.,
1755 Elkanah.
1714
1766 May 5, 1731.
1742
Went to Nova Scotia
after Revolution.
1754 Jan. 27, 1747.
May 2, 1764, Abra-
ham Camp.
1777, to Zach. Rogers.
May 7, 1755.
May 2, 1764, A. Camp.
May 18, 1777, Z. Rog-
ers.
1774
Nov. 11, 1769 Jan. 17, 1838 Nov. 23, 1789.
Dec. 28, 1746 1780, Mary Ruscoe,
1 child, Phebe.
1718 July 25, 1795. Jan. 20, 1746.
Jonathan Jarvis,
1756 Annie Brewster,
1 child.
1757 Isaiah Jarvis, May 30, 1760
2d wife.
1758 Charity White, 1725 Mch. 17, 1800 Dec. 1, 1765.
1 child.
1759 Timothy Jarvis, Oct. 22, 1766 Feb. 3, 1843 Mch. 14, 1795.
1 Married 2d husband, Elnathan Smith; had a son, Joel Smith.
2 Married Anna Smith, b. 1767, died Jan. 10; 1834; no children.
23
178
No.
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN FIFTH GENERATION.
4TH GENERATION.
Died.
1833
Name. Born.
Robert Jarvis, 1 1735
1760 Sarah Ireland, 1st wife.
1761 Margaret Brush, 2d wife.
9 children.
1762 Joseph Ireland, Oct. 28, 1764
1763 Isaiah, Feb. 6, 1763 July 21, 1833
1764 Simon Lossee, Feb. 17, 1767
1765 Jonathan,
Aug. 23, 1772
1766 Isaac.
1767 Thomas,
Sept. 28, 1781
1768 Hannah,
1777
1769 Phebe,
1789
1770 Sally,
1794
1854
1828
Married or Remark?.
1760.
Dec. 31, 1786, Chris-
tiana Gould.
1791.
Feb. 16, 1793.
Nov. 6, 1802.
Oliver Smith.
Platt Rogers.
J. Duryea.
Timothy Jarvis, 2 Oct. 22, 1766
1771 Phebe Bloom-
field, Oct. 23, 1774
7 children.
1772 Jno.Bloomfield, Dec. 14,1795
1773 Ann Eliza, Dec. 11, 1797
1774 Susannah Maria, July 18, 1800
1775 Elizabeth, Feb. 22, 1804
1776 Timothy Brew-
ster, Feb. 20, 1809
1777 William, Nov. 24, 1811
1778 Benj. Franklin, July 2, 1816
Feb. 3, 1843 Mch. 14, 1795.
Mch. 14, 1856 Woodbridge, K J.
June 3, 1834.
Sept. 12, 1843, Robt.
C. Vail of Rahway.
May 21, 1828 June 24, 1817.
Sept. 25, 1845, to Rev.
Wm. Bryant Barton.
May 30, 1837.
June 8, 1841.
Oct. 19, 1840.
No. Name.
Joseph Ireland
Jarvis, Oct. 28, 1764
1779 Phebe Carll, 1st wife,
1 child.
STH GENERATION.
1 ^OS.
Born. Died.
Married or Remarks.
1 Robert Jarvis was badly injured and cut on the head to make him tell
where his money was hid. The wound left a scar for life.
2 Timothy Jarvis sold his place in the village of Hunting-ton, L. I. , to
Dr. Benjamin Kissam, in 1797. From Riverhead Records.
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN - FIFTH GENERATION.
179
No. Name. Born.
1780 Joel.
2d wife.
6 children.
1781 Robert,
1782 William.
1783 Hendrickson.
1784 Keturah.
1785 Eliza.
1786 Maria,
Simon Lossee
Jarvis, Feb. 17, 1767
1787 Keturah Conklin, 1775
13 children.
1788 Robert, Dec. 10, 1792
1789 David Conklin, Feb. 3, 1795
Died. Married or Remarks.
1854
Aug. 16, 1850
1790 Thos. Higby,
1791 Elizabeth,
1792 Esther,
1793 Jonathan,
1794 Phebe,
1795 Philetus Conklin,Dec. 1, 1806
1796 Ira, July 9, 1809
1797 Almira, Nov. 20, 1812
1798 Emulus, Sept. 20, 1815
1799 Wm. Haviland, Sept. 25, 1818
1800 John Bunce, June 16, 1821
T , 0() 17q?
Feb. 15, 1800 July 13, 1878
Apr. 1, 1802
June 22, 1804
1823
Apr. 16, 1864
Nov. 30, 1816, Stephen
Riche.
1791.
No children.
Mary Wright, 3 chil-
dren.
Abigail Scudder.
Capt. Dean.
May 28, 1829.
1845.
Jonathan Jarvis, Aug. 23, 1772
1801 Deborah Whit-
man,
1776
8 children.
1803 David,
Dec. 8, 1794
1804 Sarah,
1797
1805 Mary Ann,
1806 Whitman,
1799
1804
1807 Aaron,
1808
1808 John,
1810
1809 William,
1813
1810 Charles,
1819
Feb. 16, 1793.
Nov. 22, 1867 1815.
1875
Pearsall, 2 jchildren.
3 children.
Died young.
ISO DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN - FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remark?.
Thomas Jarvis, Sept. 28, 1781 1828 Nov. 6, 1802.
1811 Phebe Remp.
4 children.
1812 Carlton, Mch. 17, 1805 July 7, 1878
1813 Anna, 1808
1814 Woodhull, Apr. 25, 1811
1815 Elizabeth, D. Woodhull Conklin.
John B. Jervis, Dec. 14, 1795 June 3, 1834.
1816 Cynthia Bray-
* ton, 1808 May 14, 1839
1 child.
181 7 Infant daughter, May 9,1839 May 9,1839
3d wife.
1818 Eliza RCoates, Sept. 14, 1810 June 16, 1840.
JOHN B. JERVIS.
From an able and interesting memoir of American Engineers,
prepared for the Society of American Civil Engineers by John B.
Jervis, we are permitted to make, for this work, an abstract, show-
ing the beginning, progress, and results of his eminent services in
his profession.
The first experience of Mr. Jervis was upon the Erie Canal,
which was commenced in November, 1817, in Rome, where his
father, Timothy Jervis, resided. A party of engineers came there
to locate the line. As it led through a cedar swamp, Judge
Wright, the Chief Engineer, called on the father of young Jervis,
who was then only twenty-two years of age, for two axemen.
Young Jervis was one of them. He was under the charge of
N. S. Roberts, and the zeal he manifested and his duty so promptly
and readily performed, at once gained the approval of his principal.
In this employment his attention was drawn to the study of the
instruments, and he improved every opportunity to learn their use
and operation, when he soon thought he could handle them under-
standingly, and he resolved to become an engineer. Aware that
he had but a common school education, this, at first, he feared
might stand in the way of his mastering the mysteries of engineer-
ing, but he soon determined to undertake it, feeling that ''what
others had done, he could do."
At the end of his service as axeman, he inquired of the principal
,
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what he would give him for his services the next year. The
prompt reply, ''Twelve dollars per month," surprised him, but
with some trepidation the offer was accepted, when his evenings
and leisure time were devoted to the study of surveying, this being
considered, at that time, the basis of civil engineering. On the
18th of April, 1818, he left Rome, on foot, in company with a
locating party of about twelve persons, with a conveyance for their
baggage and tents, all under the direction of Mr. Roberts. After
a muddy journey, they pitched their tents at Geddysburgh, near
Syracuse. Early in July, the location was completed to the Seneca
river, at Montezuma. In three months, he had risen from an axe-
man to the position of a regular rod man. They returned home
and disbanded in July.
From Utica to Montezuma, the work of the middle division had
been mostly put under contract, and resident engineers were
appointed to direct the work. Mr. Jervis was assigned to take
charge of a section of seventeen miles in Madison and Onondaga
counties, under the supervision of David S. Bates, who was only
a good land surveyor, but who soon allowed him to run the levels.
At the close of the working season that year, he was sent to the
quarries to weigh lock-stones for the canal.
The following year he was made resident engineer of Mr. Bates r s
division, at a salary of $1.25 per day, and $50 expenses. This
was considered as quite satisfactory, as the employment was but
about nine months in the year.
The population of New York, at that time, was but 1,250,000,
and a large part of the State was a wilderness. The inhabitants
were mainly occupied in clearing the forests, draining the lands,
and constructing mills, houses, etc., for their own use. To them,
the financial difficulties of the canal appeared insurmountable, and
by men of intelligence, fears were entertained that it would sink
the State in irretrievable ruin.
The aid of the Federal Government was sought, but without
success. Mr. Jefferson replied to Mr. Joshua Fourman, who was
the commissioner to Washington, " We are trying in vain to get
Congress to help build a canal in this city but three miles long,
and now you ask us to aid you in building a canal three hundred
miles long through a wilderness. Preposterous! " Undaunted,
however, by this repulse, the State of New York entered, single-
handed, upon the construction of the Erie and Champlain canals,
and under a financial system, carried out the work with such
182 DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN FIFTH GENERATION.
integrity that their five per cent, bonds were at a premium of fif-
teen per cent.
At the Rome summit, there was a level of sixty miles, which,
from its length, was regarded by engineers as too difficult to con-
struct, but this long level was tested by Mr. Canvass White, the
principal assistant engineer, and found to be correct, much to the
credit of the young engineers. Prior to this period, a few small
canals had been made to pass falls and rapids, as at Middlesex,
Mass., Little Falls, N. Y., with a few others for bateau boats of ten
or fifteen tons.
When the preliminary surveys were made, in 1816, by the Hon-
orable Benjamin Wright, James Geddes, and John Brodhead for
the Erie, and Lewis Garvin for the Champlain canal, the State
entered upon the construction of these works. Mr. Wright was
Chief Engineer of the Erie, and Mr. Geddes of the Champlain
canal. Mr. Canvass White was the assistant of Mr. Wright, and
to him was committed the preparation of plans and methods of
construction, which he did with consummate skill, and they were
received with great satisfaction by his chief.
The middle section was essentially completed at the close of 1819,
but nearly all of the year 1820 was spent to fit it for use, and this
trust was committed to Mr. Jervis. This was his third year's
experience, and without an advance of salary.
In the spring of 1821, a section of seventeen miles from the Nose
to Amsterdam was assigned to him, involving greater difficulties
than the middle section. This division and the greater part of
the section between Utica and Schenectady was substantially com-
pleted at the close of 1822. Still, as on the middle section, much
remained to be done, and this labor was assigned to Mr. Jervis,
and navigation was opened successfully in September, 1823. The
work was chiefly done, and the amounts settled, during the winter
of 1823.
In the spring of 1823, Mr. Jervis was assigned to the superin-
tendence of fifty miles from the Minden Dam to the Upper
Aqueduct across the Mohawk. This service was one of valuable
experience. Hitherto, the construction of the work had engrossed
his attention, but now he had the opportunity to see the canal in
operation. The first year, he had not the entire control of the
canal, as some of his brother residents had not completed their
share of the work; but the second year found him in full control
of about one-seventh of the entire canal, with more expense than
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN FIFTH GENERATION. 183
the general average devolving upon him. Weak points were
developed and repaired, and great diligence and activity were
required to keep up the navigation at an expense of $600 per mile,
or $30,000 per annum. Unlimited authority was given to him by
the Commissioner, Mr. Seymour, who made occasional visits for
consulting freely on the requirements of the works. No political
considerations interfered. He selected his foremen, and visited
them all twice a week. All were under his personal supervision, and
no other part of the work exhibited equal economy. In view of
his expenses in the management of this part of the canal, it appears
a strange waste to see subsequent expenditures of three to ten
times the amount for like services.
In 1825 the canal was completed, and opened for navigation by
a magnificent celebration; and in March, 1825, Mr. Jervis's connec-
tion with it ceased, with the unqualified approval and compliments
of the Commissioner. The success of this grand work caused
others of the same kind to be projected, some of which have
proved useless as commercial enterprises.
Mr. Jervis being ambitious to engage in new works, on the 25th
of March, 1825, he entered upon the Delaware and Hudson canal,
intending to facilitate the transportation of coals from the Lacka-
wana valley to New York and the valley of the Hudson. Prelim-
inary surveys and estimates had been made, and the mode of
construction, partly by canal and partly by improvements of the
river, determined on at a cost of $1,208,000, but about one-half of
its actual cost. Mr. Wright was Chief Engineer, and Mr. Jervis
his principal assistant, to conduct, under the advice of Mr. Wright,
all the details of the work.
On examination of the entire line, Mr. Jervis reported against
most of the slack-water plans, and he was sustained by Mr. Wright;
the canal was 20 feet at bottom and 28 feet at top. The locks
were 76 feet long and 9 feet wide in the chamber, with a capacity
for boats of 30 tons. It was 106 miles long, and had 110 locks,
and was mostly completed in the fall of 1828. It was not
opened for business, however, until the fall of 1.829. The railroad
from Carbondale was carried to the summit of the mountain,
about three miles, by five inclined planes, worked by stationary
engines. Passing the summit, a descent of nearly 500 feet was
made in about one mile. Mr. Jervis made important improve
ments in the expense and hazard of working these steep inclines,
especially in utilizing atmospheric pressure to control the prepon-
184 DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS FIFTH GENERATION.
derating gravity of loaded trains, and by an ingenious method,
which is fully described in his memoir, the complete success of
his improvements was fully established.
Near the close of the year 1827, Mr. Wright resigned his posi-
tion. Mr. Jervis succeeded him as Chief Engineer, and Mr. R. P.
Lord became his assistant. Under Mr. Lord's administration,
the capacity of the canal was increased and its business greatly
extended.
In May, 1830, Mr. Jervis left the Delaware & Hudson Canal
Company, except making occasional visits during the ensuing year.
He then took the appointment of Chief Engineer of the Mohawk
& Hudson Railway, from Albany to Schenectady. The table-land
of this road was reached by a sudden rise from the Hudson of 200
feet, and from the Mohawk of over 100 feet, over which were
inclined planes, worked by stationary engines, which were, a few
years after, rejected.
Mr. Jervis was a member of a commission who finally substi-
tuted a grade of 80 feet from Albany, and of 45 feet from Schen-
ectady. Upon this road he made important improvements in the
construction of locomotives, which were of great utility. He also
invented a new plan for an engine for the Schenectady & Saratoga
Railroad, of which he was Chief Engineer. It was sent to Eng-
land and constructed by R. Stevenson. This improvement has
been adopted on the railway to the Pacific, and is now the general
plan of American locomotives.
The Mohawk & Hudson, also the Schenectady & Saratoga R. R.,
were completed in April, 1833. Mr. Jervis then engaged with the
Canal Commissioners as Chief Engineer of the Chenango Canal,
which is 98 miles long, with 100 locks. Upon this canal, for the
first time in this country, resort was had to artificial reservoirs for
the supply of its summit with water. For this purpose, Mr. Jervis
constructed rain-gauges, and ascertained, by a careful series of
experiments, that 40 per cent, of the rain-fall could be utilized for
the canal.
During his engagement on this work, the enlargement of the
Erie Canal was contemplated, and he was called upon to make
surveys and estimates for this object on the Eastern Section, which
was made, in 1835, by Mr. William J. Me Alpine, one of the Resi-
dent Engineers on the Chenango Canal, under the supervision of
Mr. Jervis. Though still Chief Engineer of the Chenango, he
devoted much attention to the proposed enlargement. He pro-
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN FIFTH GENERATION. 185
posed many corrections of errors in its original construction, which
were generally adopted by the Canal Commissioners. At "Little
Falls" he wholly re-arranged the flight of "locks."
In September, 1836, he was offered the position of Chief Engi-
neer of the Croton Aqueduct, and in October following, he accepted
that trust. Between Mr. William C. Bouck and Mr. Jervis, the
most cordial relations existed, and it was. with reluctance that Mr.
Bouck consented to his leaving the Erie Canal.
The appointment of Mr. Jervis upon the Croton Aqueduct was
without the least solicitation on his part, and he at first declined it
from motives of honorable, regard to the feelings of Mr. Douglas,
who was then acting as Chief Engineer. Upon the full assurance,
however, that Mr. Douglas was out of the question, he, at the
earnest solicitation of the committee, accepted the appointment,
which he regarded as professionally desirable. He therefore re-
signed his position upon the Erie Canal enlargement, and Mr.
Douglas was appointed Chief Engineer in 1835, and instructed to
proceed in its construction. His location of the line and his estab-
lishment of the grade of the aqueduct were, in the main, well
done, but none of his plans for bridges and culverts were adopted.
He had been occupied about 1 8 months on the work. All subse-
quent plans and specifications were the work of Mr. Jervis. For
a description of this magnificent work, see printed memoir.
In the spring of 1845, the Bostonians appointed a Commission
of one person from Philadelphia and one from New York to
investigate the projects which had been presented for a supply of
water for that city.
Mr. Walter Johnson of Philadelphia, and Mr. Jervis, were
selected as the Commission; and after making general examina-
tions, it became apparent that the duty was essentially one of
engineering, and as Mr. Johnson was not a professional engineer,
Mr. Jervis decided not to enter upon the service, unless the engin-
eering was placed entirely under his control. This decision was
received unfavorably by the Committee and Mr. Johnson; but Mr.
Jervis thought "one poor general was better in command than two
good ones." He consented, however, at the request of the Com-
mittee, who regarded it as important to secure the moral force of
two commissioners, and that Mr. Johnson should sign the report
with him, and be charged with certain details that would not con-
flict with the general engineering. Under this compromise the
investigation progressed and the result determined.
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186 DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN FIFTH GENERATION.
In the prosecution of this investigation, great efforts were made
to obtain his opinions as the work progressed, but he persistently
declined, from prudential motives, to give any indication of his
views until they were expressed in his report, and he here makes
an important suggestion to young engineers to follow his example,
thereby avoiding partial discussions and preventing embarrass-
ments. Although the Committee failed in getting an insight into
his views, and felt somewhat displeased, they were, at last, satis-
fied fully with the course he had pursued as being very judicious.
The report was satisfactory, and he was appointed Consulting
Engineer of the work, which he held until its completion in 1848.
The next great work in which he was engaged was the construc-
tion of the Hudson River Railway, which, from the expense of its
building and completion, with steam navigation, was generally
regarded as an enterprise extremely hazardous in a commercial
and financial point of view.
In the spring of 1847, he was appointed Chief Engineer of this
railway, and, in 1849, the road was opened for transportation as far
as Poughkeepsie. In August, he resigned his position as Chief
Engineer, but was retained as Consulting Engineer; but finding
his views did not harmonize with some of the Board, he resigned
his place in 1850, having no connection with the work since.
Notwithstanding the general opposition to this grand work, Mr.
Jervis. in 1846, published an able article in Hunt's Merchants' Maga-
zine, in which he showed most conclusively that not only on the
Hudson, but on other steamboat routes, the railroad would be a
successful competitor. He quoted the Westminster Review, which
says: "The system is viewed as one which mocks the age. Its
progress has startled the most cautious. Its developments are
revolutionizing the social and commercial affairs of mankind."
Subsequent events have fully sustained his wisdom in the above
quotation.
In the spring of 1850, after closing his connection with this
great work, he went to Europe. While there, he witnessed the
launch of one of the large tubes of the bridge over the Menai
Straits, under the charge of Mr. Stevenson, and on that occasion
he received from the English engineers the cordial and respectful
attentions which his reputation as an American civil engineer
deserved. While on this tour, he was mainly occupied with in-
specting engineering works.
After an absence of four months, he returned with improved
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN FIFTH GENERATION. 187
health, and immediately engaged in the construction of the Michi-
gan Southern, and Northern Indiana Railways, practically one
work, of about 246 miles in extent. The route was favorable, and
in about one year, the line was opened to Chicago.
During the summer of 1851, he engaged as President of the
Chicago & Rock Island Railway, extending from Chicago to the
Mississippi at Davenport, a route of 180 miles.
He next engaged in the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Railway, 486 miles long, which was in a ruinous condition from
imperfect construction and financial mismanagement. Under his
superintendence, the whole character of the road was soon changed,
and became successful. He resigned in 1863 or 1864, but con-
tinued to act as Engineer until 1866. This was the last great
work in which he was actively engaged.
Prom the rich and varied experience of Mr. Jervis in the con-
struction and management of so many important works of internal
improvements for more than half a century, his instructive memoir
closes with sagacious counsel to his professional brethren touching
the importance of their honorable profession, and the principles
which should control them in the discharge of its responsible
duties, and especially urges the importance of engaging the best
engineering talent and skill in the superintendence as well as in
the construction of public works.
No wiser counsel could be given, and coming from this eminent
engineer of four score years, they will not be unheeded by the
members of his profession. Important and enduring as may be
the many great works in which he has been engaged, his fame as
one of the greatest of American engineers will outlive them all,
and the example of his indomitable perseverence and energy, by
which he overcame all obstacles and raised himself to eminence in
his profession, will stand as a beacon -light to direct and encourage
the young men of America to emulate his example. " Perseverentia
vincit omnia."
Mr. Jervis is the author of two books, viz., " Railway Property,"
and "The Question of Labor and Capital." The honorary degree
of LL.D., was conferred upon the Hon. John B. Jervis of Rome,
N. Y., by Hamilton College, on the 27th of June, 1878.
188 DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Susannah M.
Jervis, July 18, 1800 May 21, 1828 June 24, 1817.
1819 Samuel Beach, M.D.
3 children.
1820 Bloomfd Jervis, Jan. 27, 1820 1 son, John Bloom-
field, b. May 5, 1866.
1821 Henry Hyde, 1823 Physician.
1822 Samuel, 1824 Deceased.
BLOOMFIELD JERVIS BEACH
Was born January 27, 1820. He is the son of Dr. Samuel Beach
and Susannah Maria, daughter of Timothy Jervis.
He was graduated at Princeton College in the class of 1842; was
admitted to the Bar in 1843, and was a member of the New York
Assembly in 1848. He has continued the practice of law at Rome,
N. Y., to this time.
On the organization of the Rome Savings Bank, in 1851, he was
placed in the executive charge of the institution, and has continued
to manage it to the present time. It was small in the beginning,
but under his able and faithful management, it has grown, and
now has over a million dollars in deposits, with a surplus of nearly
10 per cent. Its securities are regarded of the most reliable kind.
For about fifteen years it has paid depositors 6 per cent. No Sav-
ings Bank in the State has a higher character.
In his profession as a lawyer, Mr. Beach has few superiors in
the section of the State in which he resides.
Timothy B. Jer-
vis, Feb. 20, 1809 Presbyterian minis-
ter. May 30, 1837.
1823 Helena Maria
Bogart.
1 child.
1824 Emily Jervis, Dec. 30, 1839 Oct. 28, 1869.
2d wife.
1825 Mary Ann Har-
vey, Sept, 26, 1867.
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN SIXTH GENERATION.
189
No.
Name. Born.
William Jervis, Nov. 24, 1813
Died.
1826
Christiana
Abrams,
6 children.
1827
Wm. Henry,
Mch.
21,
1842
Apr.
10,
1848
1828
Edward,
Oct.
29,
1843
Apr.
12,
1868
1829
Susanna M. ,
Apr.
19,
1847
1830
Anna,
May
24,
1851
1831
Elizabeth R.,
June
9,
1854
1832
Carrie D. ,
May
23,
1858
Mch.
2,
1861
Married or Remarks.
June 8, 1841. Civil
Engineer.
Benj'n Franklin
Jervis, July 2, 1816
1833 Louisa M.
Chandler,
1 child.
1834 John Bloomfield
Jervis, Dec. 28, 1850 Mch. 9, 1869
Prest. of Bank.
Aug. 19, 1840.
GTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
Jonathan Jarvis, Apr. 1, 1802
1835 Ann West,
2 children.
1836 Sarah W., Mch. 2,1832
1837 Emulus, Aug. 10, 1835
Died.
Philetus C.
Jarvis, Dec. 1, 1806
1838 Almeda B. Scud-
der, June 18, 1806
8 children.
1839 Marg't Scudder,Mch. 13, 1832 Jan. 2, 1835
1840 Cornelia E., Feb. 3,1834 Jan. 13,1835
1841 Marg't Cornelia, June 13, 1836 June 10, 1844
1842 SelucasLeander,Oct. 24, 1838
1843 Joseph Ray, Nov. 5, 1843
1844 MervalePhilet's,Mch. 24, 1846 July 18, 1850
1845 WilmerE., Nov. 2,1847 June 25, 1850
1846 Fred M., Aug. 2,1852 Dec. 19, 1852
Married or Remarks.
May 28, 1829.
of N. J.
Mch. 8, 1858, Louisa
Casine of Brooklyn.
May 17, 1830.
190 DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN - SIXTH GENERATION.
PHILETUS C. JARVTS.
The subject of this sketch is a native of the town of Huntington,
having "been born there on December 1, 1806. He is a self-made
man, and has worked his way in life up from the humblest begin-
ning. At the age of ten years, he commenced to work on a farm,
and continued for six years, in the same occupation, receiving only
his board and clothing in payment for his labor. In 1822, he first
commenced to go upon coasting vessels at wages of four dollars per
month. After a service of seven years, in various capacities, upon
vessels, he took charge of one, as Captain and part owner, and
since that time (1829) he has been engaged in the coasting and
carrying trade.
Mr. Jarvis has been known to the community as a business man
of integrity, ever since he began the coasting trade, and has a large
acquaintance with the merchants and farmers of the town of Hunt-
ington, for whom he has transacted a large business. He was
married May 18, 1830, to Almeda B. Scudder, daughter of Thomas
Scudder. He, with his two sons, S. Lee, and Joseph R. Jarvis,
still conducts a freight business between Huntington and New
York City, employing two vessels. Mr. Jarvis is highly esteemed
among the people of his native town, as a good citizen and an up-
right man.
No. Name. .Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Emulus Jarvis, Sept. 20, 1815
1847 Ursula Maria
Brown.
2 children.
1849HattieL. Jarvis, Sept. 28, 1857
1850 LillieF. Jarvis, Sept. 5, 1861
IT'OO.
Wm. H. Jarvis, Sept. 25, 1818 Nov. 12, 1845.
1851 MarthaRBunce,Apr. 16, 1826 Feb. 7,1868
5 children.
1852 Emma M., Men. 24, 1847
1853 Mary E., Aug. 24, 1855
1854 Annie E., June 29, 1858
1855 Susan B., Aug. 21, 1861
1856 Martha P., June 13, 1865
DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN - SIXTH GENERATION.
191
1SOO.
No. Name. Born. Died.
John B. Jarvis, June 16, 1821 Apr. 16, 1864
1857 Elizabeth Townsend.
4 children.
1858 "Wm. H. Jarvis, Aug. 31, 1843 Mch. 4, 1864
1859 Almira, Oct. 7, 1845
1860 Mary Ann, Nov. 19, 1850
1861 Sarah Adelaide, May 3,1857
Married or Remarks.
1841.
Died in army at Da-
vid's Island.
8, 1794 Nov. 22, 1867
David Jarvis, Dec.
1862 Charity Whit-
man, 1st wife, Aug. 11, 1794 Feb.
1863 Sophia Odell,2d wife,
6 children.
1864 Experience,
1865 Amanda,
1866 Willetts,
1867 Phebe,
1868 Emily,
1869 Charity,
May 8, 1817
Jan. 18, 1819
Apr. 18, 1821
Aug. 13, 1825
July 21, 1829
Nov. 20, 1831
9, 1832 Mch. 4, 1815.
Sept. 29, 1874 Mch. 5, 1834.
1861
June 31, 1873
Carlton Jarvis, Mch. 17, 1805
1870 Susanna Everitt, 1806
5 children.
1871 Henry,
1872 Phebe A.,
1873 David R,
1874 George E.,
1875 Phebe A.,
Nov. 21, 1824
July 10, 1830
Apr. 28, 1828
Dec. 14, 1834
Dec. 19, 1837
July 7, 1878
Feb. 10, 1876
1S14,
Woodhull Jar-
vis, Apr. 25, 1811
1876 Susannah Hew-
lett, June 7, 1812
6 children.
1877 Eliza Ann, Dec. 6, 1833
1878 Mary Frances, Apr. 27, 1835 Nov.
1879 John Hewlett, Dec. 25, 1836
1880 Tho. Woodhull, Feb. 6, 1840
1881 Eb. Nostrand, Aug. 9, 1843
1882 Mary AnnSusan, Oct. 11, 1847
Dec. 4, 1832.
1835
1835
Dec. 4, 1856.
1863 Nov. 4, 1863, Sarah
Rogers.
Dec. 8, 1865, JohnH.
Colyer.
192 DESCENDANTS OF JONATHAN - SEVENTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Emily Jervis, Dec. 30, 1839 Oct. 23, 1869.
1883 Robert B. Vail.
1 child.
1884 R. C. Vail, July 12, 1873
TTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Selucas L. Jar-
vis, Oct. 24, 1838 Apr. 10, 1869.
1885 Jennie R. Brant.
4 children.
1886 Jennie Lee, Aug. 8, 1869
1887 Percy, Mch. 14, 1870
1888 Gracie, Jan. 3, 1873
1889 Frederick, Aug. 11, 1875
JosephR.Jarvis,Nov. 5, 1843 Sept. 11, 1867.
1890 Emily A. Hor-
ton, Dec. 10, 1844
2 children.
1891 Philet's Horton,Sept. 11, 1870
1892 Luella, Nov. 11, 1875
John H. Jarvis, Dec. 25, 1836 Dec. 4, 1856.
1893 Eliza Place.
5 children.
1894 Edgar Hewlett, Dec. 28, 1857
1895 Philo Place, July 18, 1864
1896 Anna Augusta, Sept. 24, 1866
1897 Woodhull, July 14, 1869
1898 John Colyer, May 20, 1873 1874
Ebenezer Nos-
trand Jarvis, Aug.. 9, 1843
1899 Elizabeth Rogers.
3 children.
1900 Susan Mary Ann, Sept. 1,1869
1901 Thos. Woodhull, Sept. 3,1872
1902 Hannah, Oct. 14, 1874
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL SECOND GENERATION.
193
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL JARVIS.
IST GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died.
1903 Nath'n'Uarvis, 1 Sept. 9,1743 1778
1904 Phebe Allen, June 29, 1753 Nov. 12, 1795
4 children.
1905 Sarah, 2 Feb. 26, 1770 Aug. 19, 1857
1906 Phoebe, Apr. 12, 1772 Jan. 20, 1851
1907 Nathaniel,
1908 Mary,
Sept. 9, 1775 Jan. 1, 1840
Aug. 4, 1787 Mch. 29, 1853
Married or Remarks.
176-.
Ben j. Holmes. 2 sons
and 1 daughter.
Nov. 11, 1798.
2D GENERATION.
No. Name.
Nathan'l Jarvis,
10 children.
1909 Edmund Allen,
1910 Nathan Sturges,
1911 PierreHumph'y,
1912 Nathaniel,
1913 Mary Ogden,
1914 William,
1915 Phoabe Francis,
1916 Jeannette,
1917 Benjamin H.,
1918 Samuel M.,
Born.
Sept. 9, 1775
Oct. 8, 1799
Mch. 25, 1801
,Feb. 13, 1803
Sept. 26, 1805
Sept. 29, 1807
Dec. 23, 1809
Mch. 4, 1812
Feb. 27, 1815
Jan. 10, 1818
Oct. 9, 1822
Died. Married or Remarks.
Jan. 1, 1840 Nov. 11, 1798.
Oct. 29, 1837
May 12, 1862 1854.
May 16, 1874 June 20, 1828.
Feb. 11, 1874
Feb. 20, 1845
Apr. 29, 1858
Apr. 4, 1838.
July 7, 1843.
Feb. 19, 1834.
Dec. 24, 1846.
4 or 5 children.
Laredo, Texas.
Res.
CAPT. NATHANIEL JARVIS
Was born at Huntington, L. 1., September 9, 1775. Soon after
his birth, his father entered the Revolutionary army, and became a
Lieutenant in the Second N. "Y. Regiment. He served in most of
the contests on Long Island and New Jersey, and finally died, in
1 Married, at Huntington. L. I., eldest daughter Dr. Samuel Allen.
Died at Valley Forge, Penn. ; was Lieutenant 2d N. Y. Regiment of the
Continental army; had been two years in service.
2 Married Rev. J. B. Matthias, Methodist clergyman. Large family.
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194 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL THIRD GENERATION.
the winter of 1777, at Valley Forge, where General Washington
had taken up winter quarters.
His widow, with her little ones, after enduring great hardships
and privations at Huntington, which was then in the possession of
a party of British troops, moved to New York, where the subject
of our sketch grew up to manhood with the growing city, and
became identified with its interests.
For upwards of thirty years, he sailed as master of a vessel on
the Hudson river, and, consequently, became well known to trav-
ellers on that much frequented route.
Captain Jarvis's life furnishes us an example of what may be
done by patient industry and frugality, in connection with Christian
principles. When he commenced business he was poor, but in the
lapse of years he acquired, if not an independence, yet ease and
competence. He was a director in several New York banks and
insurance companies, and, in 1831, was sent to the State legislature
as a representative from that city.
For a number of years, he was associated with many of its
benevolent institutions, and was, for a long time, connected with
the Missionary Society of the M. E. Church, of which denomina-
tion he was an active and influential member.
A kind husband, an affectionate parent, a consistent Christian
gentleman, he lived to see most of his children grown up around
him, and some of them filling offices of trust and responsibility
among their fellow citizens. And when, in the fullness of time,
the final summons came, he sank peacefully to rest, full of years
and honor.
SD GENERATION.
1000.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Edmund Allen
Jarvis, Oct. 8, 1799 Oct. 29, 1837
1919 Eliza Crissey.
3 children.
1920 Nathaniel.
1921 Mary Frances.
1922 Emma Jane.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL THIRD GENERATION. 195
1010.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Nathan Sturges
Jarvis, Mch. 25, 1801 May 12, 1862 1854.
Mrs. Jane B.
Mumford. 1
3 children.
1923 Wm. C., May 13, 1855
1924 Edmund A., Jan. 22, 1858
1925 Nathan S., June 30, 1860
SURGEON NATHAN S. JARVIS,
Son of Nathaniel Jarvis, was born in the'city of New York, in 1801.
At an early age he entered upon the study of medicine in the office
of Dr. Valentine Mott, the celebrated surgeon. Having received
his degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, he was,
for a short time, on duty at the College Hospital. He commenced
the practice of medicine in Ithaca. N. Y. In 1833, he received
his appointment to the position of assistant surgeon in the army,
and was stationed, for a number of years, at Fort Snelling, on the
Upper Mississippi. He here first interested himself in the Indian;
studied their habits and customs, and sent several valuable com-
munications in regard to them to the N. Y. Spirit of the Times.
In the Mexican War, he was on General Zachary Taylor's staff,
and actively participated in several battles, among others, those of
Palo Alto, Resaca, and Monterey; and was afterwards stationed
on the Mexican frontier. He also served in the Florida and Black
Hawk wars.
Dr. Jarvis was a constant contributor to several literary and
scientific journals. Among his papers we find letters from Pro-
fessor Agassiz, Spencer F. Baird, and others, in regard to scientific
subjects. His collections of Mexican and Indian curiosities were
deposited with the N. Y. Historical Society, of which he was a
member. We subjoin an extract from the resolutions adopted by
the Society after his death.
" Resolved, That in the death of Dr. N. S. Jarvis, for many years
an eminent surgeon in the U. S. Army, the Historical Society of
New York deplore the loss of a distinguished associate and corre-
sponding member, to whom it has been largely indebted for
numerous and valuable contributions."
1 Granddaughter of the late Rev. John Stanford.
196 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - THIRD GENERATION.
At the commencement of the late war, Dr. Jarvis, having received
the appointment of Medical Director of the Department of Mary-
land, was ordered from San Antonio, Texas, to Baltimore, and,
shortly afterward, in 1862, died of a disease contracted while on
duty in the South.
Following are some of the remarks made by Dr. Josiah Simpson,
at a meeting of the Medical Department of Maryland, convened in
consequence of the death of Dr. Jarvis:
11 In social intercourse, he was sprightly and entertaining; in his
attachment, generous and constant; in his daily transactions with
the world, punctilious and honorable. As a surgeon, his ability
was unquestioned, and he ever acquitted himself, both in the execu-
tive and professional relations of his position, with marked urbanity
of manner, a keen sense of honor, and a conscientious regard to
truth and justice.
" Quis desiderio sit pudor aut modus
Tarn cari capitis? "
In 1863, the following circular was issued from the War Depart-
ment:
"BALTIMORE, March 31st;
"Whereas it is inconsistent and inappropriate that a military
institution established by the National Government, and devoted
to the care of its sick and wounded, should be called by a name
that is now, and must hereafter be, preeminent in its association
with rebels and rebellion. It is hereby announced that, from this
date, the United States General Hospital known as Stewart's Man-
sion, shall be designated as the "Jarvis General Hospital," in
tribute to the late Surgeon N. S. Jarvis, U. S. Army, Medical
Director of this Department, the memory of whose virtues as a
man, and excellence as an officer, has not died with him."
(Signed) " JOSIAH SIMPSON."
As a tribute of respect to this eminent physician, on the day of
his funeral, General Dix ordered out four companies of the Third
New York Infantry, who escorted the remains to the railway
depot, preparatory to their removal to their last resting-place.
1.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Kemarks.
Pierre Humph-
rey Jarvis, Feb. 13, 1803 May 16, 1874 June 20, 1828.
3 children.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL THIRD GENERATION.
197
Died.
No. Name. Born.
1926 Phebe.
1927 Frances.
1928 Mary Louise.
Nathan'l Jarvis, Sept. 26, 1805
1 child.
1929 Josephine,
1014.
William Jarvis, Dec. 23, 1809
* Eunice B. Morgan.
12 children.
* Sarah Eloisa, Jan. 18, 1839 May 9, 1848
1930 Jean'tte White, Feb., 1844
1931 James Morgan, Sept., 1846
1932 Eunice Morgan, Mch. , 1848
Married or Remarks.
1933 Nathan Sturges, Dec. ,
1934 Eloisa, Feb.,
1935 Elizabeth, Mch.
1936 Mary Frances, Nov.,
* Edmund Allen, Feb.,
* Rebecca,
1937 Alice Maud,
Mch. ,
Jan.,
* Susann'h Penn, Nov.,
1849
1852
7, 1854
1856
1858
1859
1862
1867
Apr. 22, 1858
Jan. 27, 1868
A. Holahan, N. Y.
Apr. 4, 1838.
Nov. 7, 1878, to Ann
F. Carpenter.
Dec. 20, 1866, to S. R.
Sherwood.
Nov. 27, 1878, to John
Alburtis.
Dead.
10 IT.
Benj. H. Jarvis, Jan. 10, 1818 Apr. 29, 1858 Dec. 24, 1846.
3 children.
1938 Benjamin.
1939 Cordelia.
1940 Mary.
* The* above names were received after all the records had been num-
bered.
198
DESCENDANTS OF MOSES SECOND GENERATION.
DESCENDANTS OF MOSES JARVIS.
IST GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
1941 Moses Jarvis, 1 Nov. 27, 1749
1942 Phoebe 1 Wicks, Oct. 11, 1751
11 children.
1943 Matilda Jane, Dec. 25, 1772
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Feb. 11, 1822 Mch. 29, 1772.
Jan. 14, 1814
June 28, 1801
John
1944 James,
1945 Elizabeth,
1946 Moses, Jr.,
1947 Richard, 2
1948 Mary,
1949 Phoabe,
April 4, 1774
Nov., 1799, to
Ross.
June 22, 1852 Sept. 26, 1796; Jan. 29,
1803; April 17, 1817.
Feb. 11, 1775 Feb. 14, 1776
May 18, 1777 April 20, 1844 Apr. 22, 1802; Aug. 18,
1813.
Nov. 18, 1779 Aug. 29, 1857 July 5, 1807.
Jan. 27, 1782 Aug. 25, 1849 Oct. 31, 1799, to Mat'
thias Luff.
Feb. 4, 1784 Sept. 2, 1839 May 17, 1808, to Moses
Roff.
1950 Joseph Wicks, Mch. 13, 1786 Oct. 4, 1810
1951 Elizabeth 2d, Aug. 5, 1788 Aug. 31, 1789
Nov. 1, 1790 Sept. 3, 1792
1952 Hervey,
1953 Elizabeth 3d,
2d wife.
1954 Mary Bears,
April 5, 1792 Jan. 21, 1848 Joseph Falconer.
Nov. 20, 1815 ; widow,
sister of first wife.
GENERATION.
1O44.
Died.
Married or Remarks.
No. Name. Born.
James Jarvis, April 4, 1774 June 22, 1852 Sept. 26, 1796. 4
1955 Betsey Mott, April 25, 1776 May 29, 1802
1 child.
1956 Phoebe, Sept. 2, 1799
2d wife.
1957 Elizabeth Smith,
10 children.
1958 Caroline, Nov. 12, 1803
1959 Caroline Eliza, May 7, 1805
1960 Amelia Ann, May 22, 1806
1961 James, Dec. 12, 1807
July 27, 1815 Jan. 29, 1803.
Mch. 22, 1805
Aug. 14, 1873
Oct. 23, 1846
1 1778. Moses Jarvis shot a Hessian from his window.
2 1st wife, Sally Rose; 2d wife, Widow Roff.
DESCENDANTS OF MOSES - THIRD GENERATION. 199
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1962 Wm. Alfred, Mch. 29, 1809 July 25, 1811
1963 Alg'non Syd'y, July 4, 1810
1964 Angelina, July 30, 1811
1965 George Wm., Oct. 4,1812 July 17,1853
1966 Elizabeth, April 30, 1814 May 3, 1840
1967 Jos. Edward, May 1, 1815 April 11, 1866
3d wife.
1968 Anna Cook, Feb. 2,1853 Apr. 17, 1817; widow.
2 children.
1969 Rob't Milner, Sept. 14, 1818 Oct. 22, 1839
1970 Moses Rich'd, Jan. 22, 1824 Feb. 7, 1826
Moses Jarvis,
Jr., May 18, 1777 April 21, 1844 April 22, 1802.
1971 Mary Brown, June 17, 1783 Oct. 15, 1811
4 children.
1972 Matil.Mehit'bel,Sept. 9, 1803 July 11, 1850 Mch. 17, 1821, to Platt
L. Wicks.
1973 Mary Wicks, Oct. 5, 1805 1862 Nov. 1, 1826, to Major
Cook.
1974 Moses West/ Oct. 10, 1807 |
1975 Jos. Wicks, Oct. 17, 1810 Sept. 18, 1842
2d wife.
1976 Han'h Fowler, June 21, 1785 Jan. 11, 1820 Aug. 18, 1813.
2 children.
1977 Han'h Fowler, Jan. 12,1816 Dec. 13, 1844 June 29, 1841, to Wm.
W. Clark.
1978 Elizabeth, June 28, 1817 June 30, 1861
3d wife.
1979 Mary Fowler, Sept. 11, 1786 Dec. 8, 1860 Mch. 24, 1821.
1 child.
1980 Phoebe Deborah, Apr. 25, 1822 July 13, 1823
3D GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Algernon S.
Jarvis, July 4, 1810
1981 Nathalia Pearce, 2 Feb. 16, 1870.
1 child.
1982 Helen Pearce, Feb. 7, 1875
1 1st wife, Susan Ann Crispin ; 2d wife, Frances F. Waters.
2 Miss Pearce was the daughter of Nathaniel Pearce, of Maryland.
'200 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL SECOND GENERATION.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL JARVIS.
In the interesting and admirable "History of the Life and Times
of William Jarvis, better known as Consul Jarvis, of Vermont,"
written by his daughter, Mrs. Mary Pepperrell Sparhawk Cutts,
we learn that the first settlers of their branch by the name of
Jarvis in this country was Capt. Nathaniel Jarvis, who was born
in Wales, aiid had commanded a ship, for several years, between
Bristol, England, and the Island of Jamaica.
In the latter place he married the widow of a rich planter, gave
up his seafaring life, came to Boston in 1668 (some traditions say
in 1654) with his wife, settled there, and became a prosperous mer-
chant and influential citizen. Not long after this, two of his
brothers came from England, and tradition says that one of them
went to Hartford, Conn., 1 and the other to Concord, Mass.
It is believed that John Jarvis, who married Rebecca Parkman,
was his son, and we now proceed to give their record, and those of
the families descended from them, in as complete form as we have
been able to obtain them.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL.
IST GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
1983 Nathaniel Jarvis.
1 child.
1984 John Jarvis. Sept. 18, 1661.
GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks
John Jarvis/ 2 Sept. 18, 1661.
1985 Rebecca Parkman.
11 children.
1986 John, 1662
1 This may. have been Stephen, who appeared in Huntington, L. I.,
in 1661.
2 Will dated Jan. 19, 1688; admitted to Probate March 4, 1689.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL THIRD GENERATION.
201
No. Name.
1987 Elias,
1988 Nicholas,
1989 James.
1990 William,
1991 Nathaniel,
1992 Rebecca,
1993 Samuel,
1994 Mary,
1995 Rebecca,
1996 Abigail,
Born.
Jan. 13, 1663
Died. Married or Remarks,
young. Baptized 1666.
Aug. 10, 1666
May 25, 1670 Dec. 13, 1738 Sept. 28, 1691.
April 17, 1672
1674
April 17, 1677 Jan. 29, 1699, Richard
Collier.
Jan. 27, 1679
Sept. 2, 1684 Dec. 4, 1712, Jno. Biss.
3o GENERATION.
1080.
No. Name. Born. Died.
John Jarvis, 1 1662
1997 Mary Waters, Aug. 28, 1667 1733
6 children.
1998 John,
1999 Sampson, 2
2000 John,
2001 Rebecca,
2002 William,
2003 Mary,
Elias Jarvis, 3
2004 Margaret.
2 children.
2005 Margaret,
2006 Elias,
May 16, 1687
Jan. 6, 1689
Feb. 14, 1692
Aug. 23, 1695
Sept. 14, 1678
Oct. 17, 1704
1087".
Jan. 13, 1663
Mch. 24, 1691
Jan. 13, 1693
1757
1000.
William Jarvis, Aug. 10, 1666
2007 Mary.
2 children.
2008 Mary, July 5, 1686
2009 Sarah, Mch. 30, 1689
2d wife.
Married or Remarks.
Dau. Sampson and Re-
becca.
Mr. Gooding.
Mary .
Sept. 30, 1731, Thos.
Brown.
Aug. 23, 1715.
1 Wjll dated March 10, 173; admitted to Probate Dec. 20, 1736.
2 Married Mary Atwood; 2 sons John, born Nov. 8, 1715; William,
born 1728.
8 Property administered May 23, 1695 ; inventory, Aug. 22, 1695.
26
202 DESCENDANTS OP NATHANIEL FOURTH GENERATION.
Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
No. Name.
2010 Elizabeth.
1 child.
2011 Rebecca,
May 22, 1694
1OO1.
Nath'l Jarvis, May 25, 1670 Dec. 13, 1738
2012 Eliz'th Salter, Oct
4 children.
2014 Nathaniel,
2015 Elizabeth,
2016 Rebecca,
2017 William, 1
2d wife.
2018 Eliz. Trevet, 2
1 child.
2019 Leonard,
6, 1671 Aug. 13, 1709 Sept. 28, 1691.
Nov. 9, 1693
July 21, 1696
Dec. 11, 1701
May 23, 1723.
Ebenezer Allen.
Alexander Parkman.
1678 Feb. 13, 1760 July 16, 1713.
May 7, 1716 Sept. 30, 1760
4TH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
Elias Jarvis, Jr., Jan. 13, 1693
2020 Mary Sunderland,
5 children.
2021 Mary,
2022 Elias, 3
2023 John,
2024 Margaret, 4
May 10, 1722
July 23, 1724
May 25, 1726
Oct. 18, 1729
Died.
Sept. 20, 1748
Married or Remarks.
Aug. 23, 1715, Will,
July 8, 1755.
2025 Edward,(Capt.,) 5 Jan. 22, 1731 Feb. 1793
Nathaniel Jarvis, Nov. 9, 1693
2026 Abigail Atkins,
5 children.
2027 Abigail, Mch. 23, 1724
2028 Elizabeth, Nov. 15, 1726
Shipwright.
May 23, 1723.
1742
1 Died before his father. Left William and Mary, and one son, who died
three days after his mother, Aug. 16, 1709.
2 Maiden name supposed to have been Peabody.
3 Ship-chandler. Married, 1st, Mary Avis, 2d, Deliverance Atkins.
4 Married Daniel Parker; had son, Chief Justice Isaac Parker.
5 Married Katharine Hammet; son, Edward, Administrator.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - FIFTH GENERATION. 203
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
2029 Maroy, Apr. 19, 1729 Sept. 1800 Single, left his heirs
$3,790.50.
2030 Nathaniel, Dec. 25, 1731 Nov. 1812
2031 Thomas, May 8, 1734 1792 Baptized by Rev. Sam-
uel Mather.
Leonard Jarvis, May 7, 1716 Sept. 30, 1770 Merchant in Boston.
2032 Susan Condy, Apr. 12, 1739.
1 child.
2033 Susan, Leonard Bradford.
2d wife.
2034 Sarah Church, 1721 Dec. 23, 1789 Int. of M., Aug. 5,
1741.
9 children.
2036 Leonard, May 29, 1742 Nov. 28, 1813 Nov. 3, 1776.
2037 Elizabeth, 1743 May 9, 1760
2038 Sam'l Gardiner, 1745 Aug. 1818 Aug. 6.. 1772. 1786.
2039 Charles, M.D., Oct. 26, 1748 Nov. 15, 1807
2040 Nathaniel, Sept. 1801
2041 Sarah, Mch. 1838 Joseph Russell.
2042 Mary Church, Jan. 7, 1826
2043 Benjamin, 1816 Eliza Hall of Dorches-
ter. Merchant.
2044 Philip, Nov. 13, 1762 Dec. 3, 1831 Nov. 17, 1786.
STH GENERATION.
S030.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Nathan'l Jarvis, 'Dec. 25, 1731 Nov. 9,1812 Dec. 18, 1766.
2045 Eliz'th Taintor, 1749 June 7, 1794
7 children.
2046 Elizabeth, Feb. 15, 1768 Jacob Wyeth of
Freshpond.
2047 Mary, Aug. 25, 1769 Phineas Stone, 1
daughter, Eliza.
2048 Reb. Parkman, Dec. 13, 1771
2049 Nathaniel, Feb. 26, 1774 Mch. 20, 1779
2050 Susanna,' 2 May 13, 1776
2051 Leonard, Jan. 7, 1779 Nov. 16, 1845 Mary Cogswell.
2052 Abigail Atkins, Oct. 17, 1783 June 28, 1804. Sol.
R. Livermore.
1 Moved from Boston to Cambridge, 1755.
2 Married in Augusta, Me., Rev. Daniel Kendall of Hubbardstown.
204 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL FIFTH GENERATION.
LEONARD JARVIS,
Of Baltimore, was born in Cambridge, January 7, 1779, and
entered college at a very early age, having been graduated in 1797.
For ten years he followed maritime pursuits, and was master
of a vessel in the India trade, making successful voyages. He
afterwards quit his nautical life, became a merchant, and went into
partnership with Mr. Asaph Hone. Their place of business was
at the corner of Court and Washington streets, Boston. This firm
continued in business for six years.
During the war of 1812, Mr. Jarvis disposed of his interest in the
business, residing in Cambridge till the close of the war, when he
removed to Baltimore for the benefit of a milder climate. Here
he was highly successful in business, and became wealthy, sustain-
ing a fair and honorable name in all the relations of life.
He died from paralysis, at his residence in Baltimore, Nov. 16,
1845, after a sickness of three years. He lingered eight days after
the last shock, which rendered him speechless.
Mr. Jarvis left a large estate, giving one-half, by will, of u The
Melange Edifice," to Harvard College, after the death of his widow.
The other half of the same edifice he gave to several charitable socie-
ties in Baltimore. The remainder of his wealth, excepting some
bequests, he left, after the death of his widow, to his and her rela-
tives, each having twelve nephews and nieces.
Mr. Jarvis married in 1806 or 7 Miss Mary Coggswell of Little-
ton. They had no children.
The house in which Mr. Jarvis was born is still standing on the
right-hand of the road to West Cambridge, between the Common and
Porter's. It has been in the possession of the family for a hundred
years, and is occupied by two of his sisters, who still retain the wide
lands around it, being part of the estate purchased by their father,
Nathaniel Jarvis, who removed, when quite young, from Boston to
Cambridge, and made this house his residence.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Thomas Jarvis, May 8, 1734 1792
2053 Lydia Coolidge.
2 children.
2054 Elizabeth, Aug. 30, 1757
2055 Thomas, 1 Sept. 16, 1759
1 Had a son Benjamin, who married Mary Porter of Roxbury. They
had one son, Win. Porter Jarvis, and one daughter, who married Dr. C.
M. Weld.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL FIFTH GENERATION.
205
No. Name. Born.
Leonard Jarvis, 'May 29, 1743
2056 Sarah Scott, May 31, 1753
12 children.
2057 Leonard, 8 Oct. 19,1781
2058 Betsey Stelle, 3 Nov. 3,1782
2059 Charles, Oct. 12, 1783
2060 Edward,
2061 Sarah Russell,
2062 Charles,
2063 Edward Scott, )
2064 Susan Gibbs, f
2065 Francis Roach,
2066 Andr'wSpooner,
2067 Com. Jos. Rus-
sell,
2068 Benjamin,
Mch. 2, 1786
Feb. 16, 1788
Sept. 8, 1790
Sept. 8, 1790
Mar. 9, 1792
Dec. 4, 1793
May 3, 1795
Dec. 9, 1796
Died. Married or Remarks.
Nov. 28, 1813 Nov. 3, 1776.
1836 Of Newport.
Oct. 18, 1854
Apr. 12, 1870 Dec. 25, 1804.
1863 Eliza. Two sons in
Castine.
Mch. 1860
Saml. K. Whiting,Ill.
Apr. 4, 1865 Dec. 15, 1820.
Dec. 23, 1868 Sept, 20, 1818.
Feb. 8, 1869
Nov. 18, 1799
Aug. 12, 1869 1828. June 17, 1834.
Samuel Gardner
Jarvis,
2069 Susan'h Pierce,
5 children.
2070 Joseph,
2071 Charles,
2072 Leonard, M.D.,
2073 Chas. Church,
2074 Susan Pierce, 4
2d wife.
2075 Prudence Davis,
3 children.
2076 Mary Sparhawk,
2077 Russell,
2078 Helen,
1745
Aug.
1818
Merchant in
1782
Aug. 6, 1872.
Died young.
Died young.
Jan.
22, 1774
Feb.
9, 1848
1777
1792
1778
Dec.
1860
1790 July
1799 1786.
1827
1853
1834 Guy Hunter.
1 Merchant, in Boston. Treasurer of Commonwealth. Lived in Cam-
bridge, 1790-1798.
2 Married Mary Green, Boston. Graduate Harvard. Twice M. C. from
Maine. Navy Agt., Mass.
3 Married James Carr, Geneva, 111. 2 daughters.
4 John Jeffrey of Scotland, Editor Edinburgh Review.
206 DESCENDANTS OP NATHANIEL - FIFTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Charles Jarvis, 1 Oct. 26, 1748 Nov. 15, 1807
2079 Mary Clapham.
1 child.
2080 William, Feb. 4, 1770 Oct. 21, 1859 Mch. 1808.
2d wife.
2081 Mary Pepperrell
Sparhawk.
DOCTOR CHARLES JARVIS
Was a distinguished physician and surgeon, a profound and
sagacious statesman, and a brilliant orator. The friend and asso-
ciate of Hancock, Adams, and Jefferson, he was alike illustrious in
both his private and public character. He was devoted to the wel-
fare and honor of his country, and took an active part in the coun-
cils of those distinguished men, whose wisdom and patriotism,
under the guidance of an over-ruling Providence, shaped the desti-
nies of the Colonies during the Revolutionary struggle for Amer-
ican independence.
Dr. Jarvis was born in 1748, and died at the age of 59. His
grandfather emigrated from Wales, and became a merchant in
Boston. He was the son of Leonard Jarvis and Sarah Church,
who was the daughter of Sheriff Church, and granddaughter of
Colonel Benjamin Church of Bristol.
At an early age, the Doctor developed those rare qualities of
mind and heart which endeared him to all who knew him. Mag-
nanimity, sincerity, and discretion marked his youthful character.
His understanding was strong, his imagination ardent and refined.
Liberally educated, his inborn habits of thinking were thus
strengthened, and his influence and usefulness more thoroughly
felt in the community. On his return from England, where he
passed considerable time in completing his education in medical
science, he began to discover a more than ordinary concern for the
welfare and happiness of his fellow men.
An enemy to tyranny and superstition, he studied the principles
of civil liberty, and it was the wish of his heart to see them firmly
established in his native land, and his country free from those
calamities which had so often afflicted humanity. This induced
him to abandon the most flattering prospects, at the commencement
1 Del. Constitutional Convention, 1788, and one of the State Legislature
until 1796.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL FIFTH GENERATION. 207
of the Revolutionary war, and take a decided part in support of
the rights and liberties of America.
Although inflexible in his opinions, they were the result of reflec-
tion and experience, and he sought to establish republican princi-
ples by the influence of reason and the force of truth. Happily
for his country, his powers of reasoning were accompanied with an
eloquence as irresistible as the truths he urged. The love and con-
fidence of his fellow citizens kept pace with his talents and useful-
ness, and, in all important concerns of the town, his counsel and
advice were held in the highest estimation.
Of the conventions that adopted the State and Federal Constitu-
tions, he was a leading and influential member, and, for several
years, represented the town in General Court. The recollection of
his influence and talents in the public councils, and of his many
other public services, can never be forgotten. His integrity, more
than his powers of eloquence, rendered him respectable, even in the
estimation of his political opponents. Persecution, intolerance,
and wrong in every form, were abhorrent to the sensibility of his
disposition. , Benevolence and humanity were the reigning virtues
of his heart.
On the return of peace, he pleaded successfully for the recall of
those unfortunate men, who, by the voice of an indignant country
had been exiled for their loyalty.
As a physician, he was enlightened, skilful, liberal, and humane.
In his domestic life he was hospitable and kind, and to his friends
he was particularly endeared by a sincerity of heart, accompanied
by the pleasing urbanity of the .polished gentleman. The grief and
regret of his unhappy wife and bereaved kindred were but poor
testimony to the love he bore them.
Ostentation was no element of his character, and he was no
friend to pride and arrogance. His ambition was of the highest
order, and he was desirous to ameliorate the condition of man, to
protect the weak against the strong, and to establish laws which
should equally secure the rights of all. If he was emulous of fame,
his demands were moderate. Although he made many sacrifices
for others, for himself he looked only for the reputation of having
lived and died an honest man.
208
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL FIFTH GENERATION.
No.
Name.
Nathaniel Jarvis,
2 children.
Hon. Wm. C.,
Born.
S040.
Died.
Sept.,
1801
Married or Remarks.
Capt. Revol. Army.
1836 Lawyer.
2084 Susan. 1
THE HON. WILLIAM C. JARVIS
Was born in or near Boston, and was admitted to the bar in Suf-
folk Co., in 1811. He moved to Pittsfield, Mass., in 1815, and
represented that town in the Legislatures of 1821, '22, '23, and '24.
Soon afterwards, he removed to Woburn, and was made director
of the State prison. He was also one of the custom-house officers,
but, on the election of General Jackson to the presidency, w&s
removed. He was subsequently elected senator from Essex Co.,
and representative of the town. He was Speaker of the House of
Representatives, twice while a representative from Pittsfield, and
once from Woburn.
In 1827, he was elected State Treasurer, but declined the honor.
He was twice a candidate for Congress.
In 1821, he published a very creditable volume on political econ-
omy, entitled " The Republic," copies of which are in the Berkshire
Athaeneum.
Mr. Jarvis was a man of fine talents, in form and stature noble
and commanding, with a genial and social nature. His manners
were elegant, and his conversation rich and polished, abounding
in humor and anecdote, which made him a favorite in society,
beloved and cherished by his friends. He died suddenly in
Weathersfield, Vt., leaving an afflicted wife to mourn his loss.
SO44.
Philip Jarvis,
Nov.
13,
1762
Dec.
3,
1831
Nov
. 17,
1786.
2085
Ann Head,
Aug.
17,
1764
Dec.
30,
1848
7 children.
2086
John Head,
Dec.
3,
1787
Jan.
12,
1850
2087
Mary Ann,
May
13,
1789
Aug.
23,
1816
Sept
. 26,
1806, Brad-
shaw Hall.
2088
Jeanette,
May
14,
1790
Mch.
22,
1873
Jan.
29,
1805, Benj.
Hooke.
2089
Henry,
Mchj
20,
1792
May
8,
1829
Mch
. 10,
1814.
2090
Philip,
June
8,
1794
Feb.
3,
1807
2091
Nancy Head,
May
10,
1796
Nov.
27,
1837
Jas.
Milliken, b. 1792,
d.
June 22, 1849.
2092 Frederick,
Sept.
28,
1798
Oct.
H,
1872
Feb.
H,
1849.
1 Married M. D. Cushing of Providence; 4 sons and 1 daughter.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SIXTH GENERATION. 209
6TH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
Charles Jarvis, 1 Feb. 16, 1788
2093 Mary Ann Black, Apr. 28, 1803
10 children.
2094 Mary, Nov. 21, 1821
2095 Sarah, Oct. 21, 1823
2096 Elizabeth Black,Feb. 6,1826
2097 Edward,
2098 Ann Frances
Carr,
2099 Chas. Jarvis, 8
2100 Caroline W.,
2101 John Black,
2102 Joseph Wood,
2103 And'wSpooner,
Mch. 13, 1829
Oct. 15, 1831
July 7, 1834
Jan. 26, 1836
Aug. 11, 1839
Jan. 11, 1841
3 Dec. 3, 1844
Died.
Apr. 4,1865
Jan. 23, 1865
Married or Remarks.
Dec. 15, 1820.
Everard F. Greeley.
Sept. 17, 1870.
Edward Scott
Jarvis, Sept. 8, 1790 Dec. 23, 1868 Sept. 20, 1818.
2104 Eliz. Sparhawk
Spooner, 4 Nov. 25, 1799
9 children.
2105 Leonard Fitz
Edward, Aug. 23, 1819
2106 Chas. Edward, 5 Feb. 3,1821 June 8,1849
2107 And'w Spooner, May 18, 1823
2108 Jos. Russell, Dec. 24, 1828
2109 Mary Church, Nov. 25, 1830
2110 Sarah Leonard, Oct. 12, 1832
2111 Howard Sand-
ford, Mch. 28, 1834
2112 Frank Pepperrell,Oct. 8,1836
2113 Isabel Mary
Hubbard, Nov., 1839
1 Senator and Representative from Ellsworth, Me., in the State Legis-
lature.
L> Married Martha Eaton. 1 child, Clarence Ed. Living in Nevada.
3 Married Ida Campbell, born July 19, 1842. 1 child, David C., b. July
17, 1871.
4 Great-granddaughter of Sir Win. Pepperrell ; cousin of Mrs. M. P. S.
Jarvis.
5 Graduated at West Point, 1843 ; served with Generals Scott and Taylor
in the Mexican war; was in battles between Vera Cruz and City of Mexico.
Brevetted for gallant conduct.
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No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Com. Joseph
Russell Jarvis, May 3, 1795 Aug. 12, 1869 1828.
2114 Sarah Leonard
Bradford, 1804 Oct. 11, 1832
2 children.
2115 Leonard Brad-
ford, Oct. 12, 1830 Nov., 1835
2116 Francis Carr, Sept. 11, 1832 Dec. 25, 1873.
2d wife.
2117 Mary Pilsbury
Otis, June 17, 1834. D. of
Jos. Otis, Boston.
6 children.
2118 Susan Gibbs, Aug. 21, 1835 Aug. 15, 1861
2119 Jos. Russell, 1 Nov. 9,1837 April 6, 1869.
2120 Mary Hubbard, Apr. 21, 1840 Oct. 14, 1841
2121 Josephine, Oct. 14, 1841
2122 James Otis, Sept. 29, 1843 Apr., 1851
2123 Wm. Mosher, Oct. 7,1847 Oct., 1876
COMMODORE JOSEPH R. JARVIS
Was born in Massachusetts, May 3, 1795, and entered the Navy
in 1812, when he was sent to the Lakes, and served under Mac-
Donough.
He was commissioned as Lieutenant, March 28, 1820; on the
Frigate Constellation, West India Squadron, 1827; Mediterranean
Squadron, 1829; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H. 3 1837; commis-
sioned as Commandant, September 8, 1841; commanding Brig
Lawrence, 1845; commanding Sloop Falmouth, Home Squadron,
1846; Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N. H., 1851; commissioned as Cap-
tain, May 24, 1855; commanding Sloop Savannah, Home Squad-
ron, 1858-1860; commissioned as Commodore, July 16, 1862.
When in command of the Savannah, he captured two Mexican
steamers, and lodged, for a month, at his own expense, two Amer-
ican families who sought shelter on board his vessel. A letter is
in existence, written to him by one of the Mexican generals,
requesting that his sons, two young boys, who were on board one
of the steamers, might be sent to their mother. To this the Com-
modore replied that, though deeply sympathizing with the father's
feelings, he felt compelled to follow the course which his duty as
an officer of the United States required.
1 Fruit farmer, Cobden, 111. Married Jennie C. Holcomb of Galesburgh.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SIXTH GENERATION. 211
Commodore Jarvis had a strong love of his country and profes-
sion, and maintained the dignity of both under all circumstances.
His brother officers bear testimony to his capability as an officer
and his character as a man. Hospitable and social, he was par-
ticularly agreeable to the young officers under his command, whom
he watched over with fatherly care.
He died, August 12, 1869, of paralysis, resulting from a sun-
stroke received while on duty in the Gulf of Mexico.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Dr. Leonard
Jarvis, Jan. 22, 1774 Feb. 9, 1848
2124 Clarissa Draper.
6 children.
2125 Susan Pierce, 1809 Oct. 30, 1848.
2126 Dr. Sam'l Gardner, 1816
2127 Leonard, 1818 1818
2128 Leonard 2d, Jan. 15, 1820 1848
2129 Russell, Jan. 8, 1824
2130 William, Oct., 1827 1828
LEONARD JARVIS, M.D.,
Was born in Boston, 1774, and educated at the Latin school of
that city. Soon after his graduation, he studied medicine under
his uncle, Dr. Charles Jarvis, who was an eminent physician of
Boston, and, on being' admitted to practice, he removed, in 1797,
to Claremont, N. H. He there devoted himself to his profession and
agricultural pursuits, until his retirement 'from practice, which was
about the year 1820. He was not only an eminent and successful
practitioner, but equally distinguished as a scientific and practical
farmer. He was the first landholder in Claremont to apply the
principles of chemistry to agriculture, and as the result proved, his
was the most highly cultivated and productive farm in the county.
In 1811, he embarked extensively in the raising of fine wool, and
was well known throughout New Hampshire and Vermont, for his
extensive and successful operations as a wool-grower. His flocks
were well known among farmers for their number and superior
quality, and his wool had a very high reputation among the lead-
ing manufacturers.
Doctor Jarvis was distinguished for energy, enterprise, and per-
severance, and his talents would have earned for him distinction
212 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SIXTH GENERATION.
in any profession. He was particularly successful in surgery, as
he was not only a thorough anatomist, but was aided by great
mechanical ingenuity and force of will. Although of a highly-
wrought temperament, he exhibited, in performing difficult opera-
tions, a degree of coolness, self-possession, and resolution equal to
any emergency.
His literary acquirements were highly respectable. He was a
good classical scholar, an extensive reader of English and French
literature, speaking French with great fluency and purity of idiom
and accent. He encouraged talent in the young, especially in the
professions. He was hospitable, liberal, and generous, and his
attachments were strong and enduring. In religious belief he was
a Unitarian, but entirely free from prejudice.
In person, he was of middle height, thin, muscular, and active.
His complexion, fair; eyes, blue; and hair, fine, straight, and
chestnut color. He was very temperate, and, through most of his
life, rather abstemious. He was a lineal descendant of Nathaniel
Jarvis of Boston, who married Elizabeth Peabody of Maine.
He possessed a handsome ancient seal, with the family coat-of-
arms engraved on it, and a valuable sword presented to him by
Mrs. Dr. Charles Jarvis, who was granddaughter to Sir William
Pepperell. This sword was presented by George the Third to Sir
William for his gallant services in the siege of Louisburgh, which
he took from the French.
Mr. Jarvis died at Claremont, N. H., February 9, 1848, in the
seventy-fourth year of his age.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks".
RusselJarvis, 1790 July, 1853
2131 Caroline Dana, 1822
1 child.
2132 Caroline.
2d wife.
2133 Eliza Cordis. 1
turned, with two daughters, on board steamer "Lexington," Long
Island Sound. ,
At, 85
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL SIXTH GENERATION.
213
No. Name. Born.
Consul William
Jarvis, Feb. 4, 1770
2134 Mary Pepperrell
Sparhawk, 1
2 children.
2135 Mary Pepperrell
Sparhawk, May 21, 1809
2136 Eliz. Bartlett, Feb. 22, 1811
2d wife.
2137 Anne Bailey Bartlett.
10 children.
2138 Ann Eliza,- June 30, 1818
2139 Harriet Bartlett, Feb. 8, 1820
2140 Major Charles
Jarvis, 8 Aug. 21, 1821
2141 William, Mch. 9, 1823
2142 Thos. Jefferson, Sept. 4, 1824
2143 Margaret, f July 20, 1826
2144 Sarah, f July 20, 1826
2145 Katharine, Mch. 16, 1830
2146 Kath. Leonard, Dec. 25, 1832
2147 Louise Bailey, May 29, 1835
Died. Married or Remarks.
Oct. 21, 1859
March, 1808.
Sept. 9, 1829.
July, 1848 Feb. 14, 1833.
July 17, 1849 September, 1844.
August, 1843.
Dec. 1, 1863
Aug., 1825
Jan. 1, 1842
July 7, 1847 Twins.
July 3, 1857 Oct. 30, 1848.
April, 1830
July, 1860.
HON. WILLIAM JARVIS,
Son of Dr. Charles Jarvis of Boston, was born in 1770. He was
educated for a mercantile life, and became an active and success-
ful merchant in Boston in the year 1791.
The failure of a friend, for whom he had endorsed, compelled
him to relinquish his position in Boston, and spend the following
five years as supercargo, captain, and part owner of his ship. At
the end of this period his active industry and mercantile skill had
been crowned with such success as to free him from pecuniary
embarrassment. The experience thus acquired in mercantile and
maritime affairs led to his appointment by President Jefferson as
Consul and Charge to Lisbon. Here, by his characteristic energy,
his remonstrances, and diplomatic sagacity, he succeeded in stop-
1 Married by Mr. Hackley, American Consul at Cadiz ; again in Lisbon,
by a Roman Catholic priest, as was the law in that country; again by a
Protestant clergyman. 3 rings. (Mrs. Cutts' "Biography.")
- Married Hon. Samuel Dinsmore of Keene ; 2 children William Jar-
vis, Samuel.
3 Shot by a rebel from behind a tree, near Newport barracks.
214 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL SIXTH GENERATION.
ping the impressment of American seamen by English authority ;
in securing the admission of flour with small duties, and in chang-
ing the quarantine regulation for American ships from six weeks'
detention to three days.
The effect of these exertions on our commerce at the commence-
ment of the Peninsular War, was of incalculable benefit. It gave
us the immense neutral trade of the contending armies, and the
expense of the war made the sale of the celebrated Spanish flocks
of sheep necessary, which were the most renowned in the world.
Spain had been improving and perfecting the value of their flocks
for a thousand years. Mr. Jarvis, at different times, sent to this
country 3,500 of these sheep, which was a larger number than
came to America from all other sources, and has been the means
of adding untold millions to the agricultural wealth of the United
States, and to its manufacturing industry.
While in Lisbon, Mr. Jarvis met Lord St. Vincent, who claimed
relationship with him. as the following incident will show: '-Lord
St. Vincent, hearing of Mr. Jarvis, sent to him and requested an
interview, thinking there must be a connection between them.
Accompanied by Commodore Campbell, he called upon the English
Admiral, and was much pleased with his noble, gentlemanly bear-
ing, and was struck by the resemblance between him and some of
the Jarvis family, especially to his Uncle Leonard. The Admiral
treated the Consul in the most friendly, pleasant manner, and said
that when he entered the navy as a midshipman he had spelled his
name Jarvis, but had been rallied by some of the officers for so
doing, saying it was a corruption of the old Norman name Jervois,
and they had induced him to change it; but he had no doubt they
sprang from the same ancestors, in which opinion Mr. Jarvis fully
coincided. The Admiral afterwards invited Commodore Campbell
and Mr. Jarvis to dine with him. The Commodore accepted, but
the Consul declined. He admired Lord St. Vincent, but he had
maintained the most cordial intercourse with the French officers, 1
and as France and England were at variance, he disliked the
appearance of dining in amity on board of one of His Majesty's
ships of war. In addition to which, the impressment of American
seamen had caused unceasing collision between him and the British
navy, ever since he came to Lisbon.
1 Among these he was most intimate with Mr. Legoy, Junot's Private
Secretary ; Magendie, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy ; Count de Bour-
mont, the son of the Baron; Viomenil, etc., and they frequently dined
with him.
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The following very handsome note from Sir John Jervis, ex-
presses his regret:
"Lord St. Vincent presents his compliments to Mr. Jarvis, and regrets
exceedingly the cause which has deprived him of the honor of a visit,
begging, at the same time, to assure Mr. Jarvis that it will afford him the
highest satisfaction to show every attention in his power to the representa-
tive of the United States of America.
"HiBERNiA, 10th September, 1808."
After remaining about two months, Lord St. Vincent and his
squadron left Lisbon.
After a residence of nine years in Lisbon, Mr. Jarvis returned
to this country, and in 1810 settled in Wethersfield Bow, on a
large and beautiful tract of land. Here he attended to the instruc-
tion of his children, securing for them the best teachers, and also
devising the best plans for developing the agricultural and manu-
facturing industries of the country.
He wrote for the journals of the day, and corresponded with
eminent statesmen from 1816 to 1836 on the subject of the tariff
and other matters affecting the industrial interests of the country,
and his opinions and suggestions were received with the greatest
consideration. His information on all such topics was accurate
and comprehensive. It was that of a statesman in a useful and
practical form. His love of reading was great, his memory reten-
tive, which made him a most instructive and cheerful companion.
His reading was varied and extensive, embracing history, philoso-
phy, politics, and belles-lettres. Few men so fully understood and
accurately remembered the facts connected with the formation of
our political parties, or who could give so intelligent and instruc-
tive an account of them. To hear him was like sitting at the feet
of some ancient chronicler. In his early life, he was of the Jeffer-
sonian school of politics, but, in later life, he was a believer in Mr.
Clay and his policy. He never sought but declined office, however
flattering, whenever solicited, but rather chose the enjoyments and
attachments of home and the society of friends.
The most remarkable trait in his character, and around which
others seemed to cluster, or which gave prominence to them, was
the force of his will, and, when once resolved, his inflexible deter-
mination. In practical life this is a characteristic of all great men,
and of all representative men in the leading professions. The
force and power of a determined will is the great feature in all
men of celebrity.
Of his religious views and feelings he was never publicly com-
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municative. He loved justice tempered with mercy, and felt a
strong sympathy for the poor and oppressed. He expressed his
strong convictions as to the necessity of religious ordinances for
the well-being of society and the perpetuity of the institution of
the Sabbath. However men may differ in political and religious
sentiments, still, in the death of such a man as Mr. Jarvis, it is like
the removal of a strong supporting column from the great temple
that upholds the welfare of society. The structure, to us, seems
weakened, and we are the more called upon to double our diligence
to see that no good be lost, and that no evil may spring " into life
when such depart from us/'
MRS. MARY P. JARVIS.
This lady was the wife of the late Consul Jarvis, and was a most
estimable woman. She died in Haverhill, at the age of 30 years,
and the following tribute to her memory, by Joseph E. Sprague,
Esq., who married her cousin, Miss Eliza Bartlett, and who was
intimately acquainted with her, shows the loveliness and excellence
of her character:
< ; Perfectly unaffected and unassuming, she possessed an equa-
nimity of mind which prosperity could not elate nor adversity
depress. Benevolent in her nature, she was without a personal
enemy. Regardless of herself, she ever sought to ameliorate the
cares, sorrows, and misfortunes of her friends, and her sympathy
and affection were devoted to their ease and comfort. She was
fond of painting, belles-lettres, and the study of the languages, and
her leisure hours were spent in thus improving and liberalizing
her mind. Though greatly attached to reading, she never suffered
it to interfere with her domestic avocations, but, without reluct-
ance, cheerfully fulfilled every duty in whatever station she was
placed. She was thoroughly read in the best English authors,
which was a great source of delight and interest to the friends
who surrounded her, but the study which most engrossed her
attention was the religion of the Saviour. His precepts she dili-
gently studied and obeyed, and His religion she early professed.
She returned to her native country to put in practice the benevolent
purposes of her heart, but that Being whose ways are inscrutable
to human eyes, removed her to a higher sphere to a brighter and
a better world. She awaited the hour of her approaching death
with calmness and resignation, and as her life had been conspicuous
for every Christian virtue, her last end was tranquil, peaceful, and
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL SIXTH GENERATION. 217
MRS. ANN ELIZA DINSMORE
Was the daughter of the late Consul Ja.rvis, and was a woman of
rare virtues and womanly graces. She was the sunshine of both
her parental and husband's home, and the idol of her children.
She was surrounded by a large circle of admiring friends, and her
domestic enjoyments were unalloyed by worldly cares.
During this happy season, and just after her husband's election
as Governor, amid the festivities of that occasion, she was attacked
with brain-fever. She immediately returned to Keene, where her
parents, sisters, and friends hastened to her relief; but all their
efforts were unavailing. She lived but two weeks after, when she
died, leaving her husband and two sons in inconsolable grief.
M. P. S. C.
MAJOR CHARLES JARVIS
Was the eldest son of Consul William Jar vis, and was placed
under the tuition of Solomon Foote, at nine years of age, at Cas-
tleton, Vermont. Mr. Foote, in speaking of him, says, " He mani-
fested early in life, those noble and manly qualities which distin
guished him in maturer years."
From Castleton, he went to Exeter Academy, N. H., where he
applied himself so assiduously, that, at the age of fourteen he
entered the Vt. University, then under the presidency of Rev. John
Wheeler. He was the youngest member of his class, but by his
manly character, and excellent scholarship, he won golden opinions
from his teachers and classmates. Hon. Charles P. Marsh, his
intimate friend, and college associate, says of him: " His college
duties were ever seasonably and fully performed, and his acts and
influence were ever on the side of order and rightful authority.
He scorned a mean act, and was firm and decided in his religious
sentiments."
He was graduated in 1839, and immediately commenced the
study of law in the office of Hon. Leverett Saltonstall and J udge
Ward in Salem, and soon ingratiated himself into their esteem.
He entered the Law School in Cambridge in 1840, and was a
favorite and admirer of Judge Story, then a professor in that insti-
tution, but he was suddenly called from Cambridge by the death
of his only brother, William. This affliction added to his religious
sensibilities, awakening his sympathies to an almost womanly ten-
derness.
Although fond of his profession, like a dutiful son, he gave
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up all to devote himself to Ms parents, taking the place of his
deceased brother, to relieve his aged father from the weight of
business and its cares, as well as ministering to his wants, at the
same time improving every spare hour in the pursuit of his studies.
His father died in 1859, when he devoted himself to his mother,
and the settlement of his father's estate.
In March, 1862, he felt it his duty to devote himself to the ser-
vice of his country, in that time of its greatest need, and, although
his resolve was a great trial to his mother and sisters, he declared
" he would rather be a martyr for his country than remain at home
in ease." He raised a company for the 9th Eegiment, Vt. Volun-
teers, and was chosen Captain.
As it proved, his whole term of service was one of suffering and
self-sacrifice. By the treachery of Col. Miles, at Harper's Ferry,
'twelve regiments, including the Vermont 9th, were made prisoners,
and paroled in the strictest manner. They were ordered to Chicago,
where they endured great suffering and privation, for want of good
food and comfortable quarters, until they were removed to Fort
Douglas.
Captain Jarvis exerted himself to mitigate the sufferings and
wants of his company. The Colonel was absent, in order to
effect an exchange, and the Lieutenant-Colonel being sick, placed
the command of the camp under Mr. Jarvis, who was untir-
ing in his efforts to relieve the sick, cheer and encourage the de-
spondent, and maintain the necessary discipline. Six New York
regiments were exchanged early in the winter, but the 9th Vt. was
not exchanged until March. They were detained till June, when
they were ordered to Yorktown, Va. In July, Capt. Jarvis, now
Major, was sent North, when he visited his mother and sisters, but
his stay was brief, as he was soon ordered to Boston Harbor to
take charge of Vermont conscripts. His mother and sisters accom-
panied him.
The following extracts from a letter to his sister, Mrs. Mary P. S.
Cutts, on the death of a favorite son, show the Christian character
and tender sympathy of this noble soldier.
/
"My DEAR SISTER:
" My heart aches when I try to realize that so manly, so ingenuous and
promising a youth, just ripening into manhood, and winning such favor
from all who knew him, is no more on earth. If so trying to me, then how
must it be to you, my dear sister, and his father, and to you all.
" The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, and still, though with
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broken hearts, let us join with His ancient servant, in owning that the name
of the Lord is blessed.
' ' When all mortal consolations seem so inadequate, there is One who
has wept over such afflictions, and is touched with the feeling of our
infirmities.
" My duties prevent my being with you.
" I must close with my deepest sympathy for you all.
Yours affectionately, CHARLES JARVIS."
In less than three months, Major Jarvis was called to follow his
nephew and namesake, and " was no more on earth."
Early in October, he rejoined his regiment in Yorktown, and
found it had suffered greatly from sickness. With his usual
promptitude, he made vigorous efforts to have the sick sent to
hospitals in the North, and the remainder removed to Newbern,
N. C.
The regiment was removed to Newbern, and stationed at New-
port Barracks, thirty miles distant. Ever mindful of his men and
their happiness, he provided a generous Thanksgiving dinner for
the regiment, and he hoped and intended that the giver should be
unknown, but the generosity of their commander was too well
known to remain undiscovered.
On the 1st of December, 1863, he was sent by Col. Ripley, with
a cavalry escort, on a private expedition, when he was shot by a
Confederate from behind a tree, and was mortally wounded. He
was removed to a private house.
The chaplain of the regiment gave this account of him: ' He
has been my counsellor amid all my trials as chaplain, and I shall
never find another that can fill his place." " He was accustomed
to visit the hospital with me, when I went to read and pray with
the sick and dying soldiers." " When the tidings reached the
camp, that the Major was badly wounded, I rode directly out to
him with the Colonel and other officers. He lay in an elegantly
furnished room. I read one of the Psalms, and bowed in prayer
by his bed-side. I then informed him that his situation was one
of danger, to which he assented with great calmness. He suffered
great pain. At half past three he peacefully expired, and a Chris-
tian hero was crowned with glory. The world lost in him a Chris
tian man, the regiment a father."
The Vt. 9th Regiment passed a series of resolutions, expressive
of his noble qualities as an officer, a man, and a Christian, and of
condolence with his afflicted relatives and friends.
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His remains were placed in a metallic coffin, and sent, under an
escort of officers and privates, home to his afflicted mother. A
large concourse of relatives and friends followed them to their final
resting-place in the family cemetery, where he was laid by the side
of his father. A beautiful white marble sarcophagus has been
erected by his mother to his memory.
No.
Born.
Name.
John Head Jar-
vis, Dec. 3, 1787
2148 Rebecca Hall, May 15, 1791
11 children.
2149 William, Apr. 25, 1811
2150 Elizab'h Smith, Dec. 27, 1812
2151 John Head, Mch. 27, 1814
l52 Fred'k August's, July 26, 1816
2153 Francis Henry, Feb. 3, 1819
2154 Rebecca Hall, May 10, 1821
Died.
Married or Remarks.
2155 Susan,
Dec. 27, 1823
2156 Mary Elizabeth, Dec. 5, 1826
2157 Chas. Edward, Feb. 1, 1828
2158 Andr'w Jacks'n, Mch. 6,1830
2159 Geo.Washmg'n,July 12, 1832
Jan. 12, 1850 Jan/ 6, 1810.
Nov. 5, 1858 '
Jan. 30, 1863 Dec. 9, 1834.
May 31, 1813
Sept. 14, 1836.
Sept. 9, 1841.
Dec. 24, 1846.
May 1, 1860, Isaiah
Westcott
May 18, 1845, Henry
Whiting.
Dec. 17, 1862 Mch. 12, 1854.
Oct. 19, 1869 Aug. 7, 1862.
JOHN HEAD JARVIS
Was the son of Philip and Ann Jarvis, and his school and early
business education were obtained in Boston, Mass. In 1807, he
accompanied Miss Mary P. Sparhawk to Lisbon, as she was engaged
to be married to William Jarvis, then United States Consul, and a
resident there. They were married on her arrival at that place.
In 1810, Mr. Jarvis formed a copartnership under the firm name
of Witherle & Jarvis, in Castine, Maine, which continued until
1844. He was a man of sound judgment and superior business
talents, and was frequently resorted to for counsel and advice.
He was quite largely interested in navigation, owning a share in
seventy-one vessels, during the thirty-four years of his active business
life. He was also interested in fisheries, and in the importation of
salt, coal, iron, crockery, etc. Politically, he was of the demo-
cratic school, and quite prominent. He was in the Governor's
Council, and also represented his town in the Legislature. In his
religious belief, he was a Methodist, uniting with that Church in
1843.
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During the last seven years of his life, his charities were very
largely and liberally bestowed upon the needy and deserving.
He died January 12th ? 1850.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Henry Jarvis, Mch. 20, 1792 May 8, 1829 Men. 10, 1814.
2160 Sarah Milliken, 1794 Dec. 30, 1821
2 children.
2161 Mary Jane, Oct. 20, 1817 Jan. 31, 1874 Apr. 11, 1843, Chas.
Joy.
2162 Nancy Jarvis, -Dec. 26, 1819 Aug. 18, 1840, Wm.
G. Triworgy.
2d wife.
2163 MargaretParker, 1803 July 22, 1832
Fred'k Jarvis,
2164 Mary Parker,
10 children.
2165 Henry Augus's,
2166 Fred. William,
2167 Charles,
2168 James O.,
2169 Mary Ann,
2170 Margaret,
2171 Philip,
2172 John Head,
2173 Francis Head, j
2174 Car. Louisa, (
2d wife
2175 Mrs. Paulina
Barrch,
1 child.
2176 Geo. A. Jarvis,
Sept. 28, 1798 Oct. 11, 1872
1801 July 23, 1843
Oct. 22, 1822
Jan. 19, 1824
Dec. 21, 1825
Jan. 21, 1827
Apr. 2, 1829
Jan. 18, 1831
May 8, 1832 Oct. 3, 1835
May 30, 1834
June 8, 1838
June 8, 1838
Oct. 10, 1808
June 14, 1849
Apr. 6, 1845.
Feb. 8, 1849.
Oct. 1, 1849.
Dec. 13, 1846.
Jared Flagg.
Ed. Hinckley.
Dec. 10, 1862.
1860.
Rufus Osgood.
Feb. 11, 1849.
Lizzie Wakefield.
7TH GENERATION.
2 1 OS.
No. Name. Born. Died.
Leonard Fitz-
Edw. Jarvis, Aug. 23, 1819
2177 Mary A. Robison.
1 child.
2178 Chas. Edward, May 4, 1858 Aug. 18, 1878
Married or Remarks.
Graduate of Bowdoin
College; lawyer.
222 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SEVENTH GENERATION.
CHARLES EDWARD JARVIS,
The only son of L. F. Jarvis of Vine Springs, Columbia, Cal., was
a young man of the greatest promise. Born on May 4, 1858, he
entered, at an early age, Washington College, "Washington, Cal.
There he soon distinguished himself by his remarkable intellectual
vigor, untiring industry, and unswerving loyalty to the interests
and government of the college. When he reached his senior year
he was offered the Valedictory and Centennial orations, but was
obliged, on account of ill health, to decline these coveted honors
and leave college. Shortly after, he fell a victim to the ravages of
consumption.
His manly, dignified deportment, his conscientious truthfulness,
kind and genial disposition, noble aspirations, and calm trust in
the goodness and mercy of God, endeared him to all who knew
him intimately. Even now he continues to live in their memory
as one whose shining brightness is not extinguished, but ever
serves as a beacon light to lead others to imitate his example.
1.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Howard Sanford
Jarvis, Mch. 28, 1834
2179 Maria Reeder.
3 children.
2180 Wm. Pepperrell, Oct. , 1874
2181 Charles Fitz, Oct., 1875
2182 Neva Todd, June 9, 1878
Francis Carr
Jarvis, 1 Sept. 11, 1832 Dec. 25, 1873.
2183 Emma Wiley.
3 children.
2184 Joseph Russell, Oct. 4, 1874
2185 Leonard Bradford.
2186 Eugene Le Baron.
Susan Pierce Jarvis, 1809
2187 Jos. Thornton Adams.
4 children.
2188 Jeffrey, 1831 1862
2189 Leonard, 1863
2190 Susan, 1868
2191 Ellen Derby.
1 Grain and lumber merchant, Mayhew's Landing, Cal.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SEVENTH GENERATION. 223
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Samuel G. Jar-
vis, M.D., 1816 Oct. 30, 1848.
2192 Sarah Jarvis, July 20, 1826 July 3, 1857
2 children.
2193 William, Sept. 16, 1849
2194 Leonard, July 29, 1852
Russell Jarvis, Jan. 8, 1824 June 19, 1862.
2195 Lucretia Everett Rice. *
3 children.
2197 Annie Ladd, June 22, 1864 April 14, 1867
2198 Russell, Dec. 19, 1867
2199 Wm. Rice, Oct. 10, 1871
JARVIS HOUSE, CLAREMONT, N. H.
[The following description of this venerable old mansion is abbreviated
from an article which appeared in the Northern Advocate, of July 18, 1876 :]
" Here and there in the nooks and corners of old New England,
colonial mansions yet remain, which carry us back in thought a
century or more. While all else has changed, these old houses
remain the same. They seem to speak and tell us what sort of
men our forefathers were. Many may be found in the Connecti-
cut Valley, a*nd, possibly, the conservative influence of the staid
old river, moving slowly onward in its course, may have been the
cause of their preservation.
"Claremont can boast of one of these, which is more than ordi-
narily quaint and beautiful, namely, the residence of Col. Russell
Jarvis, who was born within its walls, and has lived in it ever
since.
" The great timbers of its frame show that houses built a century
ago were built to stay. The immense piazza, with its giant colon-
nade, extending around three sides of the house, is nearly large
enough to contain as many modern dwellings. The large elms in
front, which spread their protecting arms above, are as sound and
vigorous as they were a hundred years ago, but are bolted and
ironed through and through that their great weight may not cause
their own destruction. The cool plashing of the fountains beneath,
the whispering of the winds through the branches, provide an
Daughter of Wm. A. and Emily P. Rice of Portsmouth, K H.
224 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL SEVENTH GENERATION.
unceasing natural, melody. Within are to be found an endless
variety of ancient furniture and. bric-a-brac, which would cause the
insanity of one possessed by the now fashionable mania. Dark
carved secretaries, chairs, and sideboard; a piano, which certainly
is one of the oldest of its species, and looks the personification of
modesty beside its more showy modern sister; china and tiles of
the most quaint and curious pattern; pictures upon the walls which
unmistakably show the touch of the master-hand one, the posses-
sion of which the most lavish of modern collectors well might
envy. It represents Thomyris, the Queen of the Scythians, caus-
ing the head of Cyrus to be plunged into a vase filled with blood.
This painting has a curious history, having been the property of a
French nobleman living in San Domingo. During the massacre
of 1791, his house was burned, and in that night of horrors he
escaped, saving this, his most valuable piece of property, and little
else. He fled with it to Boston, where it was bought by Colonel
Jarvis's grandfather. This painting attracted much attention at
the art exhibition in Boston in 1832, at which very many of the
finest works of art in America were exhibited, Mr. Jarvis having
loaned it to the association^ In the room devoted to masterpieces
in the Louvre, Paris, is to be seen a picture by Rubens, exactly
similar to this in all respects, except that it is somewhat larger.
From the known habit of the old masters of painting duplicates,
from the masterly coloring, the great pains taken to select and save
this from the conflagration, and the judgment of those whose
opinions are valuable, there is every reason to suppose that this is
an original, the work of the great master himself.
" It would lead one to too great a length to attempt to describe
all the objects of interest in this rare old mansion. From the
grounds there are views which are admired by all who know them,
and that of Ascutney and the valley was pronounced by Bierstadt
to be one of the finest he had ever painted.
"The house is situated on a farm of over 1,000 acres, on which
are many heads of fine cattle, and about 500 merino sheep. Col.
Jarvis has raised over 200 tons of hay from this farm in one
season.
" In the carriage-house are to be found vehicles which were used
in the olden time. The family coach, a quaint-looking structure of
enormous size, was built in Boston about one hundred and fifty
years ago, and was wont to roll through the streets of that city when
it was but a provincial town. The size and strength of the running
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SEVENTH GENERATION. 225
gear is simply immense. Its axles were forged by hand before
the use of the lathe was known. A curious box in front is the
driver's lofty perch; on a platform behind, the footman stands.
Inside it is broad and roomy. The windows slide up and down in
a curious sort of a way. Upon the sides are capacious pockets.
In short, this is just such a family coach as one finds described in
the English literature of a hundred years ago. Another carriage
is still more interesting in some respects. The body, made of
bamboo, was brought from England some ninety years since, and
in form and construction is still a model of beauty. One of the
pleasantest associations connected with this is that Marquis Lafay-
ette, on his visit to America in 1825, was conveyed in it from
Claremont to Windsor by the invitation of Colonel Jarvis's father.
"These old carriages had not been disturbed for twenty -five
years, and when, on Centennial Independence Day, it was proposed
to bring them forth as worthy relics of the past, it was found
necessary to enlarge the doors, which had been constructed with
reference to the less stately equipages of the present day."
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Caroline Jarvis.
2200 John H. Uhl.
2 children.
2201 Russell Jarvis.
2202 Margaretta Christina.
2 1 &5.
Mary P. Spar-
hawk Jarvis, May 21, 1809 Sept. 9, 1829.
2203 Hon. Hampden
Cutts, Aug. 3, 1803 April 28, 1875
9 children.
2204 Edw. Holy oke, May, 1831 Jan. 10, 1855.
2205 Eliz. Bartlett
Jarvis, Nov., 1833 April 1, 1834
2206 Anna Holy oke, June 17, 1835 Aug. 24, 1861.
2207 Eliz. Bartlett, April 12, 1837 Feb., 1864 Apr. 27, 1861, Alf. R.
Bullard, M.D.
2208 Wm. Jarvis, June 30, April, 1853
2209 Mary Pepper-
rell Carter, May 2, 1843 Aug. 18, 1848
2210 Hampden, Aug. 19, 1845 August, 1848
2211 Charles Jarvis, March, 1848 Sept. 13, 1863
2212 Harriet Louisa, Feb. 1, 1851
29
226 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SEVENTH GENERATION.
MRS. MARY PEPPERRELL SPARHAWK CUTTS
Was born in Lisbon, May 21, 1809. She was the eldest child of
William Jarvis, then American Consul and Charge d 1 Affaires, and
Mary Pepperrell Sparhawk.
In 1829, she married the Hon. Hampden Cutts of Portsmouth,
N.H., a graduate of Harvard College, and a lawyer of much ability,
who was distinguished for his eloquence, scholarly attainments, and
polished manners.
Later in life, he was appointed Judge, and was four years a
member of the Legislature, three years Senator, and until his
death, Vice-President of the New England Historical and Genea-
logical Society.
Mrs. Cutts inherits her father's good practical sense, his taste for
literature, energy, uprightness of character, and warm and benevo-
lent heart, together with her mother's piety and love of reading.
At the time of the purchase of " Mount Vernon " by the ladies
of the Union, she was Vice- Regent for Vermont, and labored for
this patriotic cause with her characteristic energy and enthusiasm.
She has been an occasional contributor to the press, and, after the
death of her father, wrote a valuable work entitled "The Life and
Times of William Jarvis," Riverside Press. This biography is inter-
esting, and contains much valuable historical information. It is a
work of much merit, entitling her to a high rank as an authoress,
displaying the amiable qualities of her heart in the sacred relations
of daughter, wife, and mother. She is distinguished for her piety,
her hospitality, and love of children ; and her house is the resort
of both young and old, and the charm of her relatives and friends.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Eliz. B. Jarvis, Feb. 22, 1811 July, 1848 Feb. 14, 1833.
2213 David Everett Wheeler.
3 children.
2214 Mary Eliza'th, May 7,1837 Nov. 7,1838
2215 Everett Pepper-
rell, Men. 10, 1840 Nov. 22, 1866.
2216 Mary Hannah, Feb. 23, 1842 May 24 r 1865.
DAVID E. WHEELER
Was the son-in-law of Consul Jarvis, marrying his daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Bartlett Jarvis, Feb. 14, 1833. He was the second son
of John B. Wheeler, who was a wealthy merchant of Orford,
N. H. His father died Aug. 26, 1842.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SEVENTH GENERATION. 227
Mr. Wheeler prosecuted his preparatory studies for college at
Kimball Union Academy in Plainfield, N. H. He was graduated
from Dartmouth College in 1827, and spent one year at the Law
School in Cambridge, Mass. He then went to New York, where
he studied law two years with Hon. Jonas Platt, and was admitted
to the Bar in September, 1830. He resided in New York until
the time of his death.
In 1844, he was a member of the Assembly of New York, and
a member of the Board of Education of the city.
For four years, he was the Editor of two periodicals printed in
New York, and while a member of the Legislature, he published
a Report on the Quarantine Laws, and, in 1851, a discourse before
the Order of United Americans.
He married, for his second wife, Mrs. Myra Ann Haxton of
New York, daughter of John M. Raymond of Kent, Conn.,
Feb. 6, 1854.
He was a good lawyer, an honored member of the Bar, and
in all the relations of life, was highly esteemed as a man of elegant
manners, a kind and affectionate husband, and Christian gentle-
man.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Harr't B. Jarvis, Feb. 8,1820 Aug., 1843.
2217 Rev. J. DeForest
Richards, Dec. 2, 1872
6 children.
2218 Wm. Jarvis, June 11, 1844 Oct. 21, 1849
2219 DeForest, Aug. 5, 1846
2220 Anna Bartlett, Apr. 18, 1849 Mch. 13, 1858
2221 Jarvis, Sept. 15, 1852
2222 Sarah Margaret, Oct. 21, 1857
2223 Bartlett. Jan. 6, 1861
MRS. HARRIET BARTLETT RICHARDS
Was a daughter of the late Consul Jarvis, and inherited much of
her father's character. She was noble, generous, and warm-
hearted, and, like her sister, Mrs. Dinsmore, was surrounded by a
large circle of friends.
Since the death of her husband, December 2, 1872, she has
devoted herself to the education of her children, and her whole
life abounds with kindness, charity, and benevolence.
M. P. S. C.
228
DESCENDANTS OP NATHANIEL - SEVENTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born.
Katharine L.
Jarvis, Dec. 25, 1832
2224 Col. Leavitt Hunt. *
6 children.
2225 ClydeDuVernet,May 30, 1861
2226 Jarvis, Aug. 5, 1863
2227 Maud Daore, July, 1864
2228 Nina, Mch., 1866
2229 Leavitt B., 1868
2230 Morris B., Mch., 1871
Died. Married or Remarks.
July, 1860.
1871
William Jarvis, Apr. 25, 1811 Jan. 30, 1863 Dec. 9, 1834.
2231 Phebe Perkins, Oct. 5, 1813 May 12, 1838
2 children.
2232 Wm. Henry, Sept. 30, 1835 Sept. 18, 1837
2233 Phebe Perkins, May 15, 1838 Feb. 1, 1863 Albert Treat.
2d wife.
2234 Lydia D. Bridg-
ham,
3 children.
2235 Henrietta A.,
2236 Charles W.,
2237 Edward B.,
July, 1823
July 20, 1842
June 5, 1845
Apr., 1852
John Head
Jarvis, Mch. 27, 1814
2238 Sarah Elizabeth
Hovey, July 11, 1819
1 child.
2239 Delia Farley, 2 Nov. 4,1839
Sept. 14, 1886.
Sept, 13, 1866.
JOHN HEAD JARVIS, JR.,
The subject of the present sketch, was the son of John H. and
, Rebecca Jarvis, and commenced his business education with the
house of Witherle & Jarvis, about the year 1830. In 1835, he
commenced business for himself in Ellsworth, Maine. In 1843,
he returned to Castine, and formed a copartnership with his
brothers, under the firm name of William & John H. Jarvis & Co.,
1 Son of the Hon. Jonathan Hunt of Brattleboro, Vt.
2 Married John C. Chamberlain, who died August 11, 1867; December
13, 1871, Thomas D. Chamberlain.
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SEVENTH GENERATION. 229
doing an extensive trade, one branch of which was furnishing
supplies to more than sixty sail of fishermen, annually.
They were also largely interested in navigation, and in the
importation of salt, iron, coal, etc.
Mr. Jarvis withdrew from the firm in 1857. He has frequently
been importuned to accept offices of honor and trust, which he
has almost invariably declined. Among the offices offered were
Governor's Council, Bank Commissioner, Treasurer of Bowdoin
College, Representative to the State Legislature, with many others.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
Frederick Au-
gustus Jarvis, July 26, 1816 Sept. 9, 1841.
2240 Frances M. Flagg.
6 children.
2241 Josephine Head, Sept. 22, 1842 Geo. Comb Folsom.
2242 Francis Pillsb'y, Aug. 26, 1844
2243 Sarah Jane, July 3, 1847
2244 Maria Sanford, June 25, 1850
2245 Ann Olney, Mch. 21, 1852
2246 Fred. Win., Mch. 17, 1857
SI 53.
Francis Henry
Jarvis, Feb. 3, 1819 Dec. 24, 1846.
2247 Caroline Head
Hovey, June 26, 1821
4 children.
2248 Frank Seymour, Jan. 21, 1848
2249 Emma Robins, June 21, 1849
2250 Mary Elizabeth, June 20, 1854
2251 Wm. Hovey, Aug. 15, 1856
Cbas. Ed. Jarvis, Feb. 1,1828 Dec. 17, 1862 Mch. 12, 1854.
2252 Caroline M. Jordan.
1 child.
2254 Julia Alice, Aug. 27, 1855
Geo. Washing-
ton Jarvis, July 12, 1832 Oct. 19, 1869 Aug. 7, 1862.
2255 Lucy A. Verrill.
3 children.
230 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - SEVENTH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
2256 Geo. Howard, Aug. 4, 1864 Oct. 9, 1869
2257 Annie G., Dec. 27, 1866
2258 Henry W., Aug. 15, 1869
HenryA.Jarvis,Oct. 22,1822 Apr. 6, 1845.
2259 Nancy A. Joy, Apr. 28, 1820
12 children.
2260 Anna Head
Jarvis, Jan. 8, 1846 Aug. 18, 1848
2261 Fred. Augustus,Feb. 26, 1847 Aug. 16, 1848
2262 Henry Herbert, Jan. 17, 1849
2263 Mary Parker, May 26, 1851 Byron G. Morse.
2264 Harriet Head, July 24, 1853
2265 Arthur Ed ward, Feb. 26, 1855
2266 Anna Lee, Nov. 19, 1856
2267 EverardAugus., July 10, 1857 May 6,1858
2268 Irving Austin, Dec. 25, 1859
2269 Hollis Joy, Feb. 29, 1861
2270 Fred. William, Oct. 2, 1863
2271 Mabel Sadie, Aug. 28, 1866 Jan. 13, 1875
Fred. Wm. Jarvis, Jan. 19, 1824 Feb. 8, 1849.
2272EmilineP.Milli-
ken, May 17, 1834
Child.
2273 Annie Flagg Jarvis, 1857 Jan. 30, 1862
Charles Jarvis, Dec. 21, 1825 Oct. 1, 1849.
2274 Julia A. Barrch,Oct. 22, 1832 Aug. 28, 1868
4 children.
2275 Chas. P., July 20, 1850 Rosabella Lord.
2276 Fred. A., Jan. 29, 1853
2277 Ellen B., Aug. 14, 1856
2278 Caroline A., Dec. 25, 1858 Mch. 18, 1874
SI OS.
James O. Jarvis, Jan. 21,1827 Dee. 13, 1846.
2279 Augusta Barrch, July 6, 1820
3 children.
2280 James Edmund, Feb. 13, 1849 Elizabeth C. Brown.
2281 Lizzie Maud, Mch. 28, 1854 Mch. 31, 1867
2282 Howard Barrch, Mch. 20, 1858
DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL - EIGHTH GENERATION. 231
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
John H. Jarvis, May 30, 1834 Dec. 10, 1862.
2283 Emmiline Barren, June 7, 1844 Sept. 2,1869
1 child.
2284 Ida May Jarvis, Sept. 7, 1863
Fr'ncisH. Jarvis, June 8, 1838 1860.
2285 Lucy Grindle.
1 child.
2286 George, 1863
2d wife.
2287 Laura Fruthy.
2 children.
2288 Bainbridge, Apr. 26, 1873
2289 Julia B., Oct., 1874
STH GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks
Ed. H. Cutts, May 1831 Jan. 10, 1855.
2290 Annie Sherwood.
9 children.
2291 Win. Hampden,Oct. 26, 1856 Oct. 25, 1863
2292 Mary Sherwood, May 1, 1858 Aug. 31, 1877
2293 Eliz. Bartlett, Nov. .25, 1860
2294 Edw'd Duncan, Jan. 15, 1863 Mar. 12, 1863
2295 Katie Anna, Oct. 6, 1866
2296 Lillian Ursula, Sept. 16, 1868
2297 Hampden, July 26, 1870
2298 Winnifred, June 9, 1874
2299 Margaret Anna, May 22, 1876
CAPTAIN EDWARD HOLYOKE CUTTS
Was the eldest grandson of Consul Jarvis, and was educated at
Thetford Academy, and at the Military College at Norwich, Ver-
mont. He afterward prosecuted his mathematical studies with a
civil engineer, and was fitted for that profession, but concluding to
try his fortune in the far West, he joined an acquaintance at Red
Wing, Wisconsin. Not liking that region, he went to Minnesota,
then almost an unknown territory, in company with two other
232 DESCENDANTS OF NATHANIEL EIGHTH GENERATION.
young men. On foot, each with a knapsack, a pocket compass, and
a hatchet, they travelled for three days, when they found hospita-
ble quarters with a French gentleman, who had married the daugh-
ter of an Indian chief. The name of the Frenchman was Fari-
bault, and under his advice, Mr. Cutts selected a tract of Govern-
ment land on the Strait River, about four miles distant, combin-
ing prairie, woodland, and bluffs. Here he " set up stakes," when
he soon returned to Red Wing for oxen, a stove, provisions, etc.
He was one of the eldest pioneers of Minnesota, and devoted himself
to agriculture for many years, witnessing the growth of Faribault,
from a small settlement of one house, and a few squatters and
Indian huts, till it became a nourishing city, with churches, banks,
flour mills, etc. He saw, under the missionary influence of Bishop
W hippie, and Rev. Dr. Buck, a cathedral, a grammar-school for boys,
a college, a beautiful chapel, and a young ladies' seminary estab-
lished.
With energy, fortitude, and firmness, Mr. Cutts endured the pri-
vations and hardships of pioneer life, and his integrity and honor-
able conduct won the esteem and respect of all who knew him.
At the commencement of the war, he left his wife and children,
to serve his country as a private soldier, and was first ordered out
against the Indians, who had made a raid upon the settlement.
In October, 1861, he was attacked with a malignant typhoid
fever, and, but for the devoted care of his wife, who went to the
camp to nurse him, and the interposition of Dr. Buck, from whom
he received much attention, and many sanitary privileges, he must
have fallen a victim to the disease.
After his recovery, he was permitted to go to Philadelphia to
pursue his military studies, where he received commendation and
promotion, and was ordered to Arlington Heights. About this
time, his two little sons died, and in this great trial, Dr. Buck
looked kindly and tenderly after the afflicted wife. After the .war,
Mr. Cutts and his wife joined the " Church of the Good Shepherd."
Just before the close of the war, Capt. Cutts was attacked with
malarial fever at Petersburgh, Va., and was consequently disabled
from marching to Richmond with the victorious army, greatly to
his disappointment. As soon as he was able, he visited his par-
ents in Brattleboro, and then returned to his home in Minnesota.
He has recently sold his farm, and built himself a home in Fari-
bault, on account of the superior privileges afforded by it, of attend-
ing public worship, and of educating his children.
DESCENDADTS OF NATHANIE
EIGHTH GENERATION.
233
No. Name. Born. Died.
Anna H. Cutts, June 17, 1835
2300 A. Trumbull
Howard, Nov. 1, 1830
7 children.
2301 Cecil Hampden,Sept. 5, 1862
2302 Mary Cutts, Feb. 22, 1865
2303 Edith Elizabeth, Jan. 24, 1868 Sept. 9, 1868
2304 Rose Jarvis, Aug. 27, 1869 Aug. 17, 1870
2305 Maud Jarvis, July 19, 1871 July 23, 1872
2306 Chas. Trumbull, Oct. 18, 1873
2307 Edward Elliot, July 2, 1876
Married or Remarks.
Aug. 24, 1861.
Everett P.
Wheeler, Mch. 10, 1840
2308 Lydia Lorraine
Hodges.
5 children.
2309 Annie Lorraine, Oct. 30, 1868
2310 Ethel Jarvis, Apr. 18, 1871
2311 David Everett, Nov. 23, 1872
2312 Winifred Fay, Aug. 30, 1875
2313 Beatrice.
Nov. 22, 1866.
Mary H.
Wheeler, Feb. 23, 1842
2314 Rev. Cornelius
B. Smith.
3 children.
2315 Mabel Wheeler, Sept. 8, 1867
2316 Everett Pep-
perrell, Sept. 21, 1869
2317 Clar'ce Bishop, Oct. 17, 1872
May 24, 1865.
234 DESCENDANTS OF JOHN JARVIS.
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN JARVIS.
In introducing the branch of our genealogy, to which the emi-
nent statistician and physiologist, Dr. Edward Jarvis, belongs, we
cannot do better than give a synopsis of one of his letters to Dr.
Milton B. Jarvis of Canastota, N. Y., dated Mch. 16, 1870.
In this letter, he gives an account of his extensive labors in endeav
oring to obtain reliable information of his ancestors, and, also, the
results at which he has arrived regarding them. He says:
" For thirty years, I have examined the Boston, Cambridge, and
Dorchester town and church records, grave-stones, probate rec-
ords, wills, administrations for 250 years, Brewster's transcripts,
deeds, mortgages, household bills, genealogical registers, directo-
ries, and newspapers; have had much correspondence, and collected
the records in families, obituaries, etc.
" Including these, I have a great quantity of fragments of family
history. Out of these I have endeavored to form a complete
account, from the first of the name to the many now living, but
although I have so much material, I yet want more to complete the
connection of the generations, and have many Melchizedeks, with-
out father or mother, and some of these stand alone, without either
parents or children. (For many of these records, see Appendices
C. and G.)
"The first notice I find of the name is John Jarvis, merchant,
who died July 24th, 1648. Another notice of John Jarvis is in the
mention of an estate October, 1651. In another administration of
an estate the name of Mr. Jarvis is again introduced. Nothing is
known of any of this name.
" On the 18th of September, 1661, we find the marriage of John
Jarvis to Rebecca Farkman, by Richard Belingham, Deputy Gov-
ernor, yet he may have been the son of the other John, who died
in 1648. The family has been in Boston from that time until now,
and in some families these lines are traceable.
" From 1749, for a period of a hundred years, the records were
neglected, and it is impossible to trace families through that century,
except from family records and other casual agencies.
"The tradition that seems to me the most reliable is, that John
Jarvis, our first ancestor, in Boston, came from Yorkshire, Eng-
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN JARVIS. 235
land. The name of Jarvis, Jervise, Jarvise, and Jervis, is very
common in Yorkshire, and especially in the city of York, but,
probably, not very common in the South of England. I did not
find it in the London Directory, nor see a sign with the name
in London, Liverpool, Birmingham, or elsewhere in England or
Scotland. When I dined with the Society of Veterans in London,
I was made to speak. The Newmarket Secretary of the London
Statistical Society, in a speech, afterwards, pointing to me, said:
" Our guest and friend is one of us. You see he is Yorkshire.
We recognize it in his voice and his manner of speech. He has
been gone only seven generations, and comes back. We recognize
him," meaning that I resembled the family in Yorkshire.
" There are Jarvises in Scotland, also in Ireland. In France, the
name is Gervaise.
" I have put these facts or names into a genealogical chart, that is,
those that seem to have a home in my line, yet I have many names
for which I can find no connection.
" Unfortunately, my grandfather, John Jarvis, finds no recorded
father. Traditionally, he was born in Boston, married in 1765, to
my grandmother, Miss Bowmon, then twenty -three years of age.
"In 1785, with the spirit of adventure, he went to the interior
of New York, leaving his family in Massachusetts. He was not
heard from again alive, but a returning traveller brought intelli-
gence that soon after reaching the new region, he, or rather a Mr.
Jarvis from Massachusetts, was taken ill and died suddenly, but
could not designate the place."
We also extract the following notes from Dr. Edward Jarvis's
collections :
" Nathaniel Jarvis was born 1631, in Boston, moved from Bos-
ton in 1755, to Cambridge, where he purchased an estate a few rods
northwest of the common, on the northeast side of the road from
Cambridge to West Cambridge (Arlington), which estate was in
the hands of the family as late as 1853, and occupied by his two
daughters, Mary, widow of Phinehas Stone, then 89 years old, and
Rebecca Parkham Jarvis, then 82 years of age.
" The estate is still (July 10, 1868), called the Jarvis estate and
was lately bought by the College.' 7
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DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SECOND GENERATION.
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN.
IST GENERATION.
No.
Born.
Name.
John Jarvis,
2319 Elizabeth Bowmon,
9 children.
2320 John, Oct. 3, 1767
2321 Francis. Aug. 28, 1768
2322 Sam'l Bowmon, Aug. 11, 1770
Nov. 16, 1819
May
Oct.
25, 1802
1, 1840
2323 Stephen,
2324 Caleb,
2325 Sarah,
2326 Elizabeth,
2327 Susan,
2328 Ann,
Jan. 9, 1772
Aug. 25, 1773
1776
1778
1780
1784
April 25, 1835
Married or Remarks.
Oct. 30, 1765. Both res-
idents of Camb'dge.
April 7, 1793.
Margaret Wool.
May 10, 1798.
Elihu Janes.
Abel Prescott.
GENERATION.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
John Jarvis, Oct. 3, 1767 May 25, 1802 April 7, 1793.
2329 Sally Cunning-
ham,
5 children.
2331 John,
2332 Sally,
2333 John, Jr.,
2334 James,
2335 Asa,
May 11, 1816
June 23, 1794 May 23, 1796
Dec. 10, 1795
Aug. 19, 1797 Jan. 2, 1855 Jan. 6, 1822.
April 28, 1799 June 1, 1822
May 27, 1802 Feb. 27, 1803
Francis Jarvis, Aug. 28, 1768 Oct. 1,1840 Deacon.
2336 Milicent Hosmer, 1768 April 23, 1826
7 children.
2337 Francis, Nov. 5,1794 April 5,1875 Phebe Hubbard ; Ison.
2338 Mira, May 30, 1796 Nov. 1, 1800
2339 Louisa, Nov. 7, 1798 May 7, 1815
2340 Charles, Nov. 27, 1800 Feb. 24, 1826
2341 Edward, Jan. 9, 1803 Almira Hunt of Dor-
chester.
2342 Stephen, April 27, 1806 June 13, 1855 Lydia G. Prescott,
2343 Nathan, Aug. 8, 1808 Jan. 16, 1851 Ellen Chinn.
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SECOND GENERATION. 237
[The following sketch of Dr. Edward Jarvis was written by the Rev.
George W. Hosmer of Newton, Mass., who was his townsman, lifelong
friend, and college classmate.]
DR. EDWARD JARVIS
Was born in Concord. Mass., Jan. 9, 1803. His father, Francis
Jarvis, came to Concord, a young man, in 1789. He married
Milicent Hosmer, a daughter of one of the oldest families in town.
They had seven children, five sons and two daughters. One of
the daughters died very young, while the other passed away in
the beauty of young maidenhood. This family was among the
most respectable in town.
Mr. Jarvis, for forty years, was an active and leading citizen.
He was, originally, a baker, and began his business life in Concord,
in 1790, at the end of his twenty-second year. His home and
place of business were in the centre of the village, next to the
meeting-house. In his day, a baker's establishment was a large
and respectable business, and only the larger towns had bakeries.
To distribute and sell the bread in all that vicinity was as laborious
as to make it. From the beginning Mr. Jarvis was successful.
He seldom made mistakes, and whatever he touched seemed to
prosper in a quiet, slow way, but surely.
Aside from his bakery, he had a natural taste for gardening and
agriculture, and, in 1793, began the purchase of land. To his
original purchase, he added, from time to time, other fields, until
his farm was sufficient for his occupation; and ultimately he gave
his exclusive attention to its cultivation.
While yet a young man, his leisure hours were spent in useful
and thoughtful reading, and he longed to turn from the farm, the
bread and its distribution, to a student's life. He would have
prepared for college, when his name might have been known as
that of a profound lawyer, but he could not dispose of his business
and property satisfactorily. He, consequently, kept on in the even
tenor of his way, and, by wise economy and enterprise, conducted
a useful business, acquired a competency, and for long years was
loved and honored as one of the most intelligent and virtuous
citizens. Possessing an active mind, he was well-informed in
history, philosophy, political economy, and especially in works of
divinity and morals*. He made it a practice to read his Bible
through each year.
His was an extended horizon. His opinions had weight, his
238 DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SECOND GENERATION.
judgment was trustworthy, and his approbation for a young man
or woman was, to them, a fortune. Calm and self-possessed, he
shrank from cheap notoriety. He never cared much for office,
but was always ready for duty, burdens, and sacrifice. He repre-
sented the town in the Legislature, and for many years was one in
an honored line of deacons in the Unitarian Church. As the
writer looks back through sixty years to Concord as it was in his
boyhood, the grave, saintly face of Deacon Jarvis in the seat of
honor in front of the pulpit, is one of the prominent figures in the
old meeting house.
The home of Deacon Jarvis was a model. Mrs. Jarvis was a
gentle, loving woman, and her heart was bound up in her family.
She was greatly respected and beloved, and her children " rose up
and called her blessed."
The eldest son, Francis, remained with his father, and took his
business. In his later years he became a farmer, and was a highly
respectable citizen of Concord. He died in 1875, at the age of
eighty.
Charles, the second son, was educated at Harvard University,
graduated in 1821, took his medical degree in 1824, and settled as
a physician in Bridgewater, Mass. He was a most worthy, promis-
ing young man, "one who did not need the smart of folly to make
him wise, nor the sting of guilt to make him virtuous." Greatly
beloved by those who knew his worth, and with his excellent and
thorough medical preparation, he would have been a useful and
honored member of his profession, but a fatal disease fell upon his
young life, and with beautiful and manly resignation he turned
back from his prospects of success, and died in 1826, in the twenty-
sixth year of his age.
Stephen, the fourth son, was born in 1806. He was an energetic
and enterprising youth, went to sea, rose early to be master of a
ship, and was successful, but lameness, from a fall on his vessel,
compelled him to leave the sea, when he joined his brother Nathan
in the wholesale drug business in New Orleans.
Nathan, the fifth son, was born in Concord in 1808. He learned
his business in Boston, and, for many years, was an extensive and
successful merchant in New Orleans. He was distinguished for
integrity and enterprise. Both brothers, within four years, were
lost Nathan, in 1851, by the explosion of a steamer on the Missis-
sippi, and Stephen, suddenly, in 1855. He left one, and Nathan
two, daughters.
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SECOND GENERATION. 239
DOCTOR EDWARD JARVIS, the third son, now a resident of Boston,
in the Dorchester district, is in his seventy-sixth year. In the
brief sketches the writer has given of his parents, family, and early
home, he has prepared the background for a picture of his school-
fellow, college classmate, and lifelong friend. It is a labor of love
to make the delineation. It is a privilege to portray a fine person,
to describe a noble character.
Doctor Jarvis had his earliest education in that good home, so
full of love and wisdom, and then he went to the public schools
of Concord, which have always been excellent. I think he read
more books than most boys, and that he saw better life about him
than many boys ever know or experience.
Seventy years ago, enterprise in this country was greatly quick-
ened in the direction of woolen manufactures. Merino sheep were
imported, and superior cloths began to be made. Many young
men turned their attention to the manufacture of woolens, and
young Jarvis among the rest. He became an apprentice in a
famous establishment, Rock Bottom in Stow, and, for a year or
two, was looking forward to that kind of service as his life-work ;
but a change of purpose came over him, and he preferred to culti-
vate his mental rather than his physical organization. He was,
therefore, prepared for college at Westford Academy, and entered
Harvard in 1822. In college he was known as a genial friend, as
a young man of ability and of decided principles. He was a good
general scholar, but not ambitious of college rank, and he studied
and read much more widely than the prescribed course. An inci-
dent occurred to reveal his high moral sense. There were funds
then, though small compared with the large and numerous founda-
tions now at Harvard, for students in need of pecuniary aid.
Applications were made for help, and there were more applicants
than funds. Young Jarvis had no thought of applying, but, by
some mistake, he was put upon the list of beneficiaries, and money
was sent to him. Many a father, as well off as Deacon Jarvis,
sought for the privilege of these funds and received it; but young
Jarvis at once referred to his father, and the money was returned.
In all college incidental expenses, the father counselled economy,
but was careful to say to his son: " Never fail to do your honest
part."
In 1825, when young Jarvis was in his senior year, his room-
mate, who was of a wealthy family, desired to have a carpet on
the floor of their room, and offered to pay the whole cost. This
240 DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SECOND GENERATION.
was a rare college luxury in those days, as there were not a half
dozen in all the rooms of the class. Jarvis wrote to his father,
stating the generous proposition of his associate. His father at
once wrote back: "1 ought not to afford to give you a carpet, but
I would not have you tread on a carpet that you did not- pay for,
nor would I prevent your room-mate from having this comfort.
You must, therefore, have the carpet, and you pay one-half the
cost." And thus the wise father trained his sons to honorable
independence and manliness. Jarvis was greatly respected in the
class, and at the end of college life was made Class Secretary.
He was graduated in 1826, and still holds the office in 1878.
He taught the Centre Grammar School in Concord for one year,
showing thereby that a "prophet may have honor, even in his own
country." He was faithful, and he and his school had a profitable
and happy year.
Then came the study of medicine, although at one time he had
serious thoughts of entering the ministry, but this was given up
from an impediment in his speech. He now turned to the study
of medicine, with an enthusiasm and determination to be useful.
He applied himself to his books, studied very hard, and enjoyed
the best medical opportunities in this country. He became an
adept in botany and chemistry, and, in 1830, he took his degree,
at Harvard, of Doctor of Medicine. He settled, as a physician, in
Northfield, Mass. However busy in his profession, he always
found time for study. No plant or flower on the mountain or in
the meadow escaped his eye. He also made himself familiar with
physiology, lectured upon it, and afterwards published a text book
for schools and academies.
After about two years in Northfield, Dr. Jarvis removed to
Concord, Mass., for a better and more useful field, and there,
besides attending to his practice, he earnestly pursued his studies,
pushing his inquiries toward every kind of vital statistics, freely
giving, at the same time, a helpful service to the town in all its
social and educational interests; but still a larger field was wanted,
and after four and a half years in Concord, Dr. Jarvis removed to
Louisville, Ky. In 1834, he had married Miss Almira Hunt of
Concord, and in 1837, they set their faces toward what was then
the Far West, and never did a young husband and wife go West
with a purer purpose to do good. Five years were spent in Louis-
ville, with indifferent financial success, but with much study and
earnest devotion to all humane interests. When the new Medical
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SECOND GENERATION. 241
College was established, in 1842, in Louisville, Dr. Jarvis was
appointed Professor of Materia Medica; but Kentucky was not
congenial, and the husband and wife returned to their New Eng-
land home.
In 1843, Dr. Jarvis settled in Dorchester, Mass. And here it
was but a repetition of his life in Louisville, but it was here and at
this time that Dr. Jarvis gave his attention to Insanity and Vital
Statistics. He wrote elaborate articles, worked with the eminent
physicians of Boston, and with the Legislature of the State, for
enlarged provisions for the insane, and for the establishment of
State Boards of Health and of Charities. For many years, he
made his house a home for insane persons, bestowing upon them
benevolent watchfulness and skillful care, which neither in their
homes nor in a public hospital they could enjoy. Distinguished
men and women were inmates of his House of Mercy.
All this varied work made Dr. Jarvis known in Massachusetts
and throughout New England. Then, in 1865, a call came to him
from our Government at Washington, to work up the vital sta-
tistics of the census of 1860 into tabular form, in order to a greater
usefulness among the people.
He was strongly urged by the Secretary of the Interior to go to
Washington, take the entire charge of the remaining work of the
census, and write the final report of the mortality, but he had no
desire for office, and was unwilling to leave his home and live in
Washington. He was then requested to do the work in Dorchester,
with the aid of as many female clerks as he might find necessary.
For this purpose, he organized a band of educated young women,
taken from the high schools in Dorchester and Boston. Under
his supervision, a large and difficult work, involving abstruse
mathematics, was done at a very little expense to the government,
and which was of signal benefit to the country.
In 1860, Dr. Jarvis visited Europe. He was a delegate from
the American Statistical Association, to the fourth International
Statistical Congress in London, and there he cooperated with that
great assemblage of statisticians and political economists from all
civilized nations. He was surprised to find that his name had
gone before him, and that the most flattering attentions awaited
him in public meetings for Vital Statistics and Social Science, and
in the homes of many distinguished men in England and on the
Continent. Indeed, to-day, Dr. Jarvis is better known in Europe
than in this country, as there vital statistics are a science, while
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242 DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SECOND GENERATION.
here they are just beginning to claim attention. For years, Dr. Jar-
vis has done a large service by sending reports of our cities, states,
and country to state officers of Europe, receiving from them, in
return, their Statistical Histories. These elaborate documents he
has used in his writings, and has them preserved for future use in
public libraries, in which he will leave them. His correspondence
with the savant of Europe is quite large, and boxes of books are
passing to and fro by means of the international exchange system
of the Smithsonian Institute at Washington.
When the Arch-Duke Alexis of Russia was in this country, a
few years ago, Count Shouvaloff, son of the Russian Minister to
London, was one of the' Prince's attendants. While here, he
received an injury of the knee which confined him to his room in
Boston. A physician was called, and the count being eager to
learn from him everything about New England, the physician
was often puzzled with his questions, when he begged the count
to allow him to bring his friend, Dr. Jarvis, who could give him
all the information he so anxiously desired. The count and the
doctor had many interviews, which both greatly enjoyed.
From all these outward activities, professional, statistical, and
philanthropic, showing the ability and extended information of
Dr. Jarvis, it is a pleasing task to turn to his inner life, a man so
eminently conscientious, perhaps scrupulous. Like his father, he
laid down a line of duty, and followed it to the letter. In giving
in his property to the assessors, he would count the change in his
pocket. So great is the confidence in his integrity, that an eminent
judge, obliged by ill health to leave the country for two years,
asked the doctor, as a great favor, to hold his money and securities
during his absence. Quite unwillingly he consented, for he was
jealous of business, lest it should trench upon his intellectual pur-
suits; still, for many of the poor and inexperienced, he took charge
of their little all, with a sharp watch for their interests. Truthful,
careful, and strictly honest, his word was as good as his bond.
The doctor was .sometimes a keen censor, but "faithful are the
wounds of a friend." If he exposed weakness or guilt, a real
friendliness was the spring of what he did; indeed, there was an
unusually large beneficence in his life, in public relations as well
as in private friendships. He has lived to do good. There is a
loving kindness in his writings on intemperance, idleness, poverty,
and insanity. His heart bleeds while he lays bare the consequences
of wrong-doing. Sometimes there is a beautiful tenderness, very
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close to his sharp discrimination. He was associated in an office
with a lady whom he could not like, although he thought her well-
disposed. One morning he was to attend a meeting where he
would be obliged to meet the lady in the business of their common
office, and his wife saw him in the garden making up a bouquet,
and she said, "Edward, what are you doing?" He replied, "I
am making a bouquet for Mrs. - . She is a good woman, but
I do not like her; she means well, but is unpleasant to me, and I
will carry her these flowers as a peace-offering." One day he stood
in a long line of men and women, in the Boston Custom -House,
awaiting his turn to receive his interest on United States Bonds.
There was a long line, and the day was very hot; the waiting was
long and tedious, and an Irish woman, with a baby in her arms,
stood next to the doctor. Seeing the weary mother, he turned
and took the baby, taking it to a window-seat near by. and gently
laying it down, said to her, " You stay here, and I will see that
you have your turn at the paying-counter." And he did.
The religious opinions of Dr. Jarvis are clear and strong. He
U'lieves in one God, and in Jesus Christ whom He hath sent to be
the Light of the World; that we are children of God, heirs of
immortality, and subjects of righteous retribution here and here-
after, for ever. A nd his faith is in his heart, and out of it are the
issues of his life.
Though the doctor and his wife have no children, still their
hearts possess the freshness of youth. They love and are beloved,
and their simple, pleasant, and cheerful home is the resort of troops
of friends. Their work of life is nearly done, and they make
ready and wait, amidst the evening shadows, for the morning of
another day.
Besides the important works above mentioned, and others which
space will not permit to enumerate, the doctor has written over
eighty articles for the various medical reviews and magazines in
this country.
The subjects upon which the doctor felt so great an interest
were those upon which he treated and wrote, and in publishing
his Essays, he sought the channels through which he could best
reach those whom he wanted to interest and persuade.
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DESCENDANTS OF JOHN THIRD GENERATION.
Died.
No. Name. Born.
Caleb Jarvis, Aug. 25, 1773
2344 Nancy Hyde, Oct. 21, 1776 Sept. 11, 1876
4 children.
2345 Mary Ann, 1 June 15, 1800
2346 Caroline, Feb. 4, 1802
Married or Remarks.
April 25, 1835 May 10, 1798.
2347 Amelia Hyde, Sept. 15, 1810
2348 Eliz. Bowmon, Jan. 12, 1812
Dec. 22, 1874 Sept. 7, 1823.
July 25, 1827, John B.
Howard.
Sept. 3, 1856
Henry R. Healey.
3D GENERATION.
No.
Bora.
Died.
Married or Remarks.
April 27, 1846.
Name.
John Jarvis, Aug. 19, 1797 Jan. 2, 1855 Jan. 6, 1822.
2349 Adeline Rust, July 24, 179$ June 18, 1842
6 children.
2350 Jas. Lawrence, Feb. 4, 1823
2351 Eliza Lane, June 30, 1824
2352 John Q. A., Oct. 21, 1826 May 16, 1827
2353 Helen Marion, Oct. 6, 1828
2354 Adeline Matil., Jan. 11, 1833
2355 Sarah Ann, Nov. 9, 1835
2d wife.
2356 Hepzibah Locke,
Francis Jarvis, Nov. 5,
2357 PhebeHubbard,Julyl4,
7 children.
2358 Louisa, July 23,
June 28, 1842
Nov. 25, 1858
May 7, 1845.
1794 April 5, 1875
1799 Feb. 28, 1836
1820 April 19, 1853 May 16, 1850, Joseph
Derby.
2359 Lucy Hubbard, July 22, 1822 Oct. 30, 1855, Joseph
Derby.
1825 Oct. 20, 1864.
1827 Nov. 12, 1828
1829 Sept. 27, 1856 Oct. 14, 1852, Silas B.
Wilde.
1830 Mch. 4, 1836
1831 April 19, 1836
2360 Cyrus Hubb'd, 2 Mch. 18,
2361 Harriet, May 5,
2362 Fr'cesHubb'd, June 23,
2363 Sus'h Hubb'd, Aug. 4,
2364 Margaret, Dec. 28,
1 Married Nathaniel Hill; 1 child, Mary J. Hill, Mch. 27, 1824.
2 Married Mary Hosmer, who died Aug. 23, 1865.
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN - FOURTH GENERATION. 245
4TH GENERATION.
No. Name. Bora. Died. Married or Remarks.
Jas. Lawrence
Jarvis, Feb. 4, 1823 April 27, 1846.
2365 Luc'tia Cooper, Nov. 24, 1823
5 children.
2366 Fred. H.,
2367 Mary A.,
2368 John A., 1
2369 Maria G.,
2370 Annie G.,
Mch. 9, 1847
April 26, 1851 Dec.
Jan. 10, 1854
Jan. 20, 1857
July 28, 1866
9, 1851
April 12, 1876.
1 Married Anna McGlensing; 2 children Caroline L., born June 7, 1877;
James Lawrence, born Jan. 1, 1879.
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FRAGMENTARY GENEALOGIES.
FRAGMENTARY GENEALOGIES.
No. Name. Born.
James Jarvis,
2372 Penelope Waters.
2 children.
2373 John S., Mch. 2, 1695
2374 Mary, Mch. 25, 1697
Died.
Married or Remarks.
July 18, 1694.
Wm. Jervis,
2376 Hannah Forward,
4 children.
2377 Joseph,
2378 Joannah,
2379 Hannah,
2380 Sarah,
Of Norwalk.
Mch. 27, 1723.
Feb. 17, 1724
Sept. 27, 1725
Nov. 23, 1727
Dec. 27, 1730 June 6, 1732
IST GENERATION.
No. Name.
Stephen Jarvis,
2382 Ann Wheeler,
,6 children.
2383 Susanna,
2384 Mary,
2385 Sarah,
2386 Esther,
2387 Thomas,
2388 William,
Born.
Feb. 4, 1734
Dec. 12, 1736
Feb. 4, 1744
May 20, 1750
1761
Died.
Married or Remarks.
May 15, 1728.
Of Smithtown.
1794
July 31, 1791.
D. in Norwalk.
2D GENERATION.
No. Name.
Thomas Jarvis,
2389 Rebecca Platt.
7 children.
Born.
Died.
1761
Married or Remarks.
July 31, 1791.
FRAGMENTARY GENEALOGIES.
247
'No. Name.
2390 Platt,
2391 Jacob.
2392 Joseph,
2393 Reuben,
2394 Dorcas,
2395 Charity,
2396 Sally,
Born.
1803
Died. Married or Remarks.
Mch. 2, 1814, E. Jar-
vis.
Residing west end of
Long Island.
James Dunbar.
Samuel Bishop.
Chas. Hewett.
No. Name.
Jacob Jarvis.
5 children.
2397 Susan,
2398 Alonzo.
2399 George.
2400 Ira.
2401 Mary.
3o GENERATION.
Born.
Died.
Married or Remarks.
Bowers.
Joseph Jarvis.
2402 Esther.
4 children.
2403 Mary Esther,
2404 Phebe Elizabeth,
2405 Joseph Henry,
2406 Keturah Ann,
1803
John N. Thompson.
John Remsen.
Sarah White.
Townsend B. Gardner
Melancthon
Bryant Jervis, 1775
2408 Polly Smith.
2 children.
2409 Hannah, Oct. 9, 1798
2410 Sally, Feb. 25, 1800
3d wife.
2411 Clarissa Jennings,
2 qhildren.
2412 Eliza, 1805
2413 George, 1809
1856 Sept. 24, 1797.
Knapp of Norwalk.
Elias Foote.
1831 1803.
A. S. Ames.
Cath. Williams.
248 FRAGMENTARY GENEALOGIES.
No. Name. Born. Died. Married or Remarks.
George Jar vis, 1809
2414 Catharine Williams, 1836
1 child.
2415 Geo. M. Jarvis, 1847 Dora Vail; 1 child.
Nathaniel Jarvis, Of Islip.
4 children.
2417 Theodorus.
2418 Susan.
2419 Selah.
2420 Brewster.
Philip Jarvis.
2422 Elizabeth Weeks, 1814.
4 children.
2423 Augustin.
2424 Moses.
2 daughters.
APPENDIX.
A.
TOWN ORDER.
From u Thompson's History of Long Island."
" At a town Meeting held April 4, 1661, it was agreed that a
firkin of Butter should be paid in at Stephen Jarvis' house, by the
middle of June for the satisfaction of a debt due from y e town to
Ensign Briant."
B.
LAW SUITS.
Prom "Thompson's History of Long Island."
" October 23 d , 1662. Stephen Jervice, an Attorney, in behalf e
of James Chichester plf. vs. Tho' Scudder deft., acsion of the case
and of batery. Deft, says that he did his indevor to save y e
pigg from y e wolff, but knows no hurt his dog did it: and as for
y* sow, he denys the charg: touching the batery, striking the boye,
says he did strike the boye but it was for his abusing his daughter.
"The verdict of the Jury is, that def ts dog is not fitt to be cept,
but the acsion fails for want of testimony : but touching the batery,
the Jury's verdict pass for pl'ff, that def pay him 10 shillings for
striking the boy, and the pl'if to pay def* 5 shillings for the boye's
insevility."
" October 23 d , 1662. Rachell Turner sayth that being husking
at Tho' Powells, James Chichester found a red ear, and then said
he must kiss Bette Scudder: Bette say'd she would whip his brick,
and they two scufeling fell by her side: that this diponent and
Tho' Scudder being tracing, and having ended his trace, rose up
and took howld of James Chichester, and gave him a box on the
ear. Robard Crumfield says, that being husking at Tho' Powells,
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James Chichester found a red eare and then said he must kiss
Bette Scudder, and they too scufling, Goody Scudder bid him be
quite, and puld him from her, and gave him a slap on the side of
the heade: the vardict of the Jury is, that James shall paye pi* 12
shillings and y e cost of y e cort."
c.
NAMES AND INCIDENTS,
Furnished by Dr. Edward Jarvis of Massachusetts.
1632. John, son of Thomas Jarvis and Elizabeth, his wife, of
Charlestown, was born Nov. 18, 1632.
1637. Homer Jarvis and wife Ann, and d. Ann and Mary, had
James, born 1637; John, 1639; Mary, June 10, 1641, who
died August 18, 1642. Another or second wife, Alice,
had Stephen, born Nov. 24, 1642; Howard or Hannah,
b. 1644; Mary, 1646. Third wife, Mary, who in another
place is called Ellen, died Nov. 6, 1665. James was free-
man, May 17, 1637; died February, 1685; married Sarah
White, Oct. 13, 1658.
1641. John, son of Thomas and Margaret Jarvis of Dedham, born
March 16, 1641.
1645. Stephen Jarvis, born about 1645; Howard, born Sept. 3,
1662.
1658. John Jarvis, Ex. of will of Geo. Manning, July 21, 1658.
1660. James Jarvis and Sarah Whke, had James, b. Oct. 23,
1660, d. 1676; Mary, b. April 26, 1664.
1664. James, Oct. 23, 1660; Mary, April 26, 1664.
1667. Stephen, son of Homer, m. Abigail Wood, Mch. 29, 1667,
d. 1749. The family of Jervis were in Staffordshire
at Medford and Chathill, in the time of Henry VIII.
Thomas, brother of first James, removed early to Hart-
ford.
1700. Rebecca Jarvis, d. of William and Elizabeth, b. May 1,
1691. Among the early settlers of Essex and Old Nor-
folk was Andrew Jarvis, 1693 or 1694.
Will of Elias Jarvis, 1695, Rebecca, wife, Ex.
Will of Elias Jarvis, 1697, Margaret, wife, Ex.
Isaac and Abigail Voden (?), m. Jan. 19, 1698; son of John,
born 1692, Eunice Jarvis, married.
APPENDIX C. 251
1700-1710. Nathaniel m. Elizabeth Aug. 13, 1709. This Nathan-
iel, according to Dr. Miner, came from Wales.
Benjamin, son of Leonard Jarvis and Sarah, his wife, b.
Dec. 23, 1706, Cambridge.
Will of James, 1705, Penelope, his wife, Ex.
William, son of John and Mary, b. Oct. 17, 1707.
Hon. Edward Jarvis, Surv'y M. M. C., married Elizabeth
Sparhawk. Elizabeth Jarvis m. Edmund Quincy, son of
Henry, who was born 1703.
1710-1720. Nathaniel Jarvis and Elizabeth Trevit m. July 16,
1713.
Susan Jarvis m. Daniel Bradford, 1720; grandson of John,
1715; William, 1728. Gen. Reg.
Meeting at house of Nathaniel Jarvis, 1717, to see about a
meeting house. Drake's History of Boston.
1720-1730. Susan Jarvis m. Daniel Bradford, 1720; John 1st,
Aug. 18, 1729; Margaret, Jan. 22, 1731.
Robert Jarvis and Mary Cross m. Jan. 29, 1723.
1730-1740. James Jarvis lived in Roxbury, Oct. 22, 1736.
Will of Mary, 1732.
Will of Nathaniel (w.), 1737.
Leonard Jarvis and Susannah Condy m. April 12, 1739.
James Jarvis and Abigail in. Aug. 14, 1732; daughter,
Penelope, b. June 24, 1835.
1740-1750. Will of Abigail, 1742, Leonard Jarvis and John
Salter, Ex. ; widow of Nathaniel.
Will of Robert, 1749, Mary (wife), Administratrix.
Will of James, 1750, -Abigail (wife), Ex.
Elias Jarvis and Mary Avis m. Nov. 11, 1747.
Elias Jarvis, Jr., and Deliverance Atkins m. June 7, 1750.
John Jarvis, born 1746, died 1823.
Thomas, son of Nathaniel, d. 1742.
William, son of Nathaniel, d. 1801-1805.
Ann, d. Elias and Pleasant.
Charles, 1796-1797.
Elizabeth, 1820, died 1826, Dorchester.
175(f-1760. Penelope Jarvis m. Dr. Thorp Rogers of Norwich,
Conn., 1754.
Will of Elias, 1757.
Will of Elias, 1760, wife Administratrix; ship chandler.
Edward and Catharine Hammett m. Nov. 5, 1754.
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1750-1760. Robert Jarvis and Lydia Audebert m. Sept. 30, 1753.
Elizabeth, d. of Thomas and Lydia, b. Aug. 30, 1757.
Thomas, son of Thomas and Lydia, b. Sept. 16, 1759.
Hannah Jarvis, b. 1757, d. 1811; Boston gravestone.
1760-1770. - - Jarvis, b. 1761, d. 1811.
Sarah Jarvis, b. 1764, d. 1816.
Abigail Jarvis, b. 1767, d. 1818.
Betsey Jarvis, b. 1797, d. 1820.
Edward Jarvis, b. 1757, d. 1821.
William Jarvis, b. 1820, d. 1820.
John Jarvis, b. 1815.
John Jarvis, b. August, 1748, d. 1823.
John Jarvis, b. 1844.
Timothy Jarvis and Rebecca Collins m. Aug. 30, 1764.
John Jarvise and Mary Munsell m. Oct. 9, 1768.
Capt. Robert Jarvis, buried in Quaker Lane, Mch. 20, 1760.
Brig Hannah, Capt. Robert Jarvis, arr. from London, 1766.
Capt. Robert Jarvis died in London, 1773; left widow,
Lydia, and sons, Philip and John.
1770-1780. Nathaniel and Samuel Jarvis (residence unknown)
were grantees of St. John, N. B., 1783. John settled
there about 1783, died at Portland, N. B., 1845, aged 93.
Robert Mariner of Boston, an assessor of Hutchinson in
1774, went to Halifax, 1776, was prosecuted and ban-
ished, 1778, was in London, 1779; a Loyalist.
John Jarvis of Boston, was Protector.
Enoch Jarvis and Sarah Dunovan m. April 14, 1774.
Timothy Jarvis moved out of Boston to Newburyport, 1775.
He followed the sea; was captain. Married Rebecca Col-
lins. His daughter Phoebe was b. in Newburyport, Dec.
20, 1777.
EXTRACTS FROM THE RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF HUNTINGTON, L. I.
1668, Jan. 1. "It was ordered and agreed at a Town meeting,
the same day, that John Finch is to have six acres of land on the
bottom of East Neck, and Stephen Jarvis, six acres."
1668, July 1. "Land granted to Stephen Jarvis."
1676, June 5. Land grants to Steven Jarvis, Jr.
APPENDTX D. 253
1679. Stephen, Jr., Land granted by Town.
1679. Aaron Jarvis, Land given by his father.
1679. Thomas Jarvis, Piece of Swamp in East Neck.
1679, Aug. 20. Stephen Jarvis to Samuel Griffin.
1679, Dec. 22. Daniel Wicks to Aaron Jarvis.
1679, Dec. 22. Daniel Wicks to Thomas Jarvis.
1679, Aug. 20. Stephen Jarvis to Samuel Wilson.
1681, Oct. 31. Land grants to Thomas Powell, Thomas Wicks,
Steven Jarvis, Jr.
1682, April 1. Land grants to John Wicks, Timothy Conklin,
Steven Jarvis, Sr.
1682, Jan. 2. The Town Court ordered the estate of an intem-
perate person to be attached, that it might be " secured, preserved,
and improved, for his livelihood and maintenance, and that the
town might not be damnified."
1682, July 29. They order a person to pay a fine of 20 shillings
or make such acknowledgment as the court would accept, for hav-
ing brought a bag of meal from Oyster Bay on the Sabbath.
1683, June 3. They required a written confession of shame and
repentance from three men who had travelled on Sunday from the
town of Hempstead.
1684, Stephen Jarvis, Sr., Deed of land at the -Cove, East
Neck.
1684. Jonathan Jarvis, Deed of land from Kellam.
1684, Nov. 27. Daniel Wicks to Stephen Jarvis.
1684, Dec. 22. Robert Kellum to Jonathan Jarvis.
1686. Stephen, Deed from Thomas Highbee.
1686. Stephen, Lot of Meadow south side of L. I.
1686, Oct. 16. Land grants to Jonathan Jarvis.
1686, May 23. David Scudder to Stephen Jarvis.
1687, Sept. 20. "At a Town meeting Sep. y e 20 th 1687, granted
to Steven Jarvis, Sr. one hundred acres of land, Eastward of y e
path going into y e East Neck, opposite to Jas. Chichester, Sen."
1687, Sept. 20. Land grants to Steven Jarvis, Jr. Privilege
of Well on the Commons granted Jonathan Jarvis.
1688, Sept. 10. Joseph Wood to Wm. Jarvis.
1688. Wm. Jarvis, Deed for property at Cove, East Neck.
1688. Stephen Jarvis, Sr., witness.
1688. Stephen Jarvis, Jr., Private highway from Benjamin
Scudder.
1690, April 1. Land grants to Thos. Higbee, Mr. Wood, James
Chichester, Jonathan Jarvis, Steven Jarvis, Jr., Steven Jarvis, Sr.
254 APPENDIX D.
1692, Jan. 2. Voted that Jonathan Jarvis have 16 acres of
land.
1692. Stephen Jarvis, Jr., Grant for highway.
1693. Stephen Jarvis, Jr., Bought land of his father at Great
East Neck.
1693. Thomas Jarvis, Land bought by Stephen from his father
Thomas.
1693, Dec. 14. Thomas Jarvis to Stephen Jarvis.
1694. "An account of y e hundreds in y e Town of Huntington,
and by whom paid for in y e purchase of y e New Patten in y e year
1694."
u First Y e purchased hundred made or purchased from the
settlement of y e Town, having right to all divisions from the first
settlement of y e Town.
1 Hundred, belonging to y e lott of Widow Cain, paid for by
Tho. Fleet.
2 H. belonging to Lott of Tho. Jarvis paid 1 qr. of a hundred
by Jonathan Jarvis and 1 qr. by William Jarvis."
" 1 H. paid for by Widow Jarvis, belonging to y e lott of Steven
Jarvis, Jr.
1 H. paid by Jonathan Jarvis.
1 H. belonging to y e lott of William Jarvis paid for by him.
1696. William Jarvis for witness.
1697. "Land grants To y e Survaiors of y e Town of Hunting-
ton, April y e 30 th 1697.
" These are to order you to lay out y e hundreds, hold on by Jona-
than Jarvis, a piece of land in East Neck, on y e South side of y e
highway joyning to y e point, between y e land of Jonathan
Jarvis, and Joseph Wood, and y e Harbor bank. John Wood, Jr.
Ct The same daie it was voted and granted by y e trustees of the
freeholde and Commonalty of y e town of Huntington that Jona-
than Jarvis's hous lot he lives on shall joynd to Jonas Platt's house
&c.
1698. Jonathan Jarvis, Land on south side of Island. Deed
for meadow from Thomas Fleet.
1698. Thomas Jarvis, Land on south side the Island. ,
1698. William Jarvis, Deed for land at Cow Harbor.
1698. Among the purchasers of Baiting Place and Squam Pitt
of the Indians, we find the names of Thomas Jarvis, William Jar-
vis, Jonathan Jarvis, Stephen Jarvis. 7 M' 8 day, 1698.
1698, Oct. John Ketcham to Thomas Jarvis.
APPENDIX D. 255
1699, May 2. Boggy Swamp, lying by Jonathan Rogers', was
sold at Vendue to William Jarvis for four pounds, two shillings in
current silver money an acre.
1699. "Huntington, May y e 2 nd 1699. Chosen for trustees,
Justis Wicks, Justis Wood, Captain Wicks, Platt, Jonas
Wood, John Ketcham; the same day, the boggy swamps lying by
Jonathan Rogers, was sold or granted to William Jarvis for Four
pounds, two shillings, in Curant silver money."
1699. "To y e Survaiors of the Town of Huntington, January
ye iph 1699 Thos are to order you to laie out eighteen acres of
land to y e hundreds holden by Thomas Jarvis joyning to Johnathan
Chichester's land on y e North side, in lieu of eighteen aicres for-
merly granted to y e s d Jarvis which lay near Capt. Higbee's land
in y e hollow in y e East Neck."
"To y e survaiors of y e Town of Huntington, &c. Jonathan Jar-
vis, Stephen Jarvis."
1700. William Jarvis, Deed of Meadow land south side of
Island.
1700, April 5. Benjamin Bender to William Jarvis.
1701, Sept. 3. John Green to William Jarvis.
1702, "To y e Survaiors of y e Town of Huntington, March y e
5 th 1702. Thos are to order lay out the right formerly held by
Eliphalet Jarvis, ten acres of land, part joyning to the land for-
merly s d Jarvise's in the East Neck, and the remainder joining to
the East side of the land of William Jarvis Junior at the Long
Swamps."
1702, Nov. 26. Joseph Wood to Win. Jarvis.
1702. Wm. Jarvis, Agreement with Joseph Wood for land.
1703. Wm. Jarvis, Deed to S. Ketcham.
1703, May 21. Thomas Jarvis, Deed to Wm. Johnson.
1703, Nov. 26. Joseph Wood, Deed to Wm. Jarvis.
1703, Aug. 21. Thomas Jarvis, Deed to Wm. Johnson.
1703, Oct. 9. Thomas Jarvis, Deed to Thomas Ketcham.
1704. "To y e Survaiors of y e Town of Huntington, January
y e 10, 1704. Thomas Jarvis."
1708, March 3. Thomas Ketcham, Deed to Thomas Jarvis.
1708, March 8. Thomas Ketcham, Deed to Wm. Jarvis.
1708. "To ye Survaiors of y e Town of Huntington, April y e
29, 1708. Thomas Jarvis &c."
1708. Wm. Jarvis, Deed for land at Cove, East Neck.
1710, Dec. 15. Ebenezer Blackley, Deed to Wm. Jarvis.
256 APPENDIX D.
1710. Win. Jarvis, Deed of land to B. Blackley.
1711. May 1. Thomas Jarvis to Caleb Powell, Meadow on
South Side.
1712. "Huntington, February the 25 th 17}'. To the Surveyors
of the Town of Huntington. Thos are to Order you to lay to the
hundred holden by Elisha Jarvis, ten acres of land in the East
Neck, joining to his land, at the Vineyard, the place will afford it,
joining the same on the South East side."
1712, March 6. Eliphalet Jarvis to Thomas Whitehead.
1712, Nov. 7. To the Surveyors of the Town of Huntington.
Those are to order you to lay out the hundred and quarter, holden
by Eliphalett Jarvis, fifteen acres."
1713, Sept. 5. Eliphalet Jarvis to Obediah Rogers.
1715, June 14. Memorial in relation to the site for the erec-
tion of a church. Signed by William and Thomas Jarvis in con-
nection with the inhabitants generally.
1716, Sept. 19. Daniel Lewis to Thomas Jarvis.
1717, " Apl. 15 th . Eliphalett Jarvis, 12 acres of land."
1719. Thomas Jarvis, Land in Half Hollows from Daniel
Lewis.
1720, Jan. 8. Eliphalet Jarvis, Deed to John Carman.
1720, Eliphalet Jarvis, Deed for land of John Carman. Witness,
Jonathan Jarvis.
Grants for land from Cove, East Neck, 1713, 1717, 1718, 1724,
1725, 1729, 1734, 1737.
1722, June 27. Joseph Wood, Deed to William Jarvis.
1722, "Apl. 4 th . To the Surveyors of Huntington. Those are
to order you to lay out to the right hold by Eliphalett Jarvis, 9
acres of land in the East Neck part joining to his own land, and
part joining to the land of William Johnson."
1723. L. Grants. April 11, 1723, Wm. Jarvis Thos. Jarvis.
1723, Feb. 20. Thomas Jarvis 25 acres.
1723, April 19. Thomas Jarvis and others to Timothy Wood.
1724, April the 21 st . To the Surveyors of Huntington. Those
are to order you to lay out to the right formerly holden by Jona-
than Jarvis, 12 acres and a half of land.
1724, May 5. William Jarvis received two votes for Trustee of
town.
1725. William Jarvis elected Trustee.
1725. William Jarvis, Jr., Deeds land to Epenatus Platt.
17.25, April 7. "To the Surveyors of Huntington, those are to
APPENDIX D. 257
order you to lay out the right formerly held by Eliphalet Jarvis,
ten acres of land, part joining to the land formerly s d Jarvise's in
the East Neck, and the remainder joining to the East side of the
land of William Jarvis Junior at the Long Swamps." .
1726-1731. Wm. Jarvis re-elected Trustee.
1729, March 5. Isaiah Jarvis to Jacob Conklin.
1729. Isaiah Jarvis. and Wm. Jarvis, Deed land to Jacob
Conklin in Half Hollows.
1730, "April 6 th . To the Surveyors of Huntington. Those are
to order you to lay out to the right hold by Thomas Jarvis, five
acres of land, part joyning to the South side of his other land, on
the South side of the Cow path &c."
1733. Stephen Jarvis, Deed for land from Jeremiah Smith.
1733-1744. Wm. Jarvis, Jr., elected Trustee.
1736, May. Thomas Jarvis electe'd Constable.
1743. Benajah Jarvis, Deed of land in or near Clay pitts.
1744, March 19. Epenetus Platt, Deed to Epenetus Jarvis.
1744. Jonathan Jarvis, Deed to P. Jarvis.
1747. Henry Jarvis, Deed for land between Huntington and
Cow Harbor.
1748, May. Wm. Jarvis elected Trustee.
1750, April 1. From records of Session of Church: Abraham
Chichester or Benajah Jarvis were chosen by the Church, either
the one or the other, as best shall suit their conveniency, to sit
with the Presbytery as the Churches delegate at Brookhaven next
Wednesday.
1752, March 12. Ebenezer Titus, Deed to Augustine Jarvis.
1752, Dec. 4. Wm. Jarvis, Deed to Henry Jarvis.
1752. Henry Jarvis, Land given by his father William.
1752. Augustin Jarvis, Deed for land in Clay pitts.
1753. Benajah Jarvis sells land in Clay pitts to Samuel Smith.
Witness, Stephen Jarvis, Jr., and Thomas Jarvis, signed by Bena-
jah Jarvis and Joseph his son. Moses Scudder, Justice of Peace
for Suffolk Co.
Land grants to Benajah Jarvis in 1739.
1754, "April 25. To y e Surveyors of Huntington. Those are
to order you to lay out to y e right held by Thomas Jarvis, a small
piece of land, Southside of his house, one rod wide from y e high-
way, down to y 6 Bank. Joseph Lewis."
1755, "February y e 27 th . -To y e Surveyors of Huntington, these
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258 APPENDIX D.
are to order you to lay out to y e right held by William Jarvis, one
acre and a half of land, joyning to his other land, or elsewhere."
1755, Aug. 6. Benjamin Jarvis and others to Wm. Jarvis.
1755. Wra. Jarvis, Jr., Deceased. Benajah and Henry acquit
claim to his widow.
1757. Henry Jarvis, Deed for land on road to Cow Harbor.
1760. Jonathan Jarvis, Land given by his father, William Jar-
vis, north and south side of the Island.
1760, March 4. Wm. Jarvis, Deed to Jonathan Jarvis.
1760. Wm. Jarvis, Jr., Spoken of his land in Cow Harbor.
Land grant 1699. Land laid out 1704, 1718, 1723, in East Neck.
Wm. Jarvis, Sr. Land grants 1723, 1728, 1737, East Neck.
1762. Deed for land in Clay pitts, from Daniel Rogers.
Grants of land to Henry and Jonathan, which belonged to
father William.
1763. Thos. Jarvis, Justice Peace Suffolk Co.
Benajah Jarvis and Suriah Jarvis (who was the widow of Wil-
liam Jarvis) released for 24 to William and Henry Jarvis, Ex. of
William Jarvis.
William, for love and good will and affection, gives to his son
Henry Jarvis certain lands. Vol. 3, p. 236.
William Jarvis, for love and good will, gives to his son Jonathan
Jarvis certain lands. Vol. 4, p. 302.
1764. Stephen Jarvis, Sr., Gives land in Old Fields in Centre-
port to Stephen Jarvis, Jr., and Austin, his sons.
1765. Philip Jarvis, Abraham Jarvis, William Jarvis, Henry
Jarvis, were appointed overseers of Highways, and Capt. Jarvis
Commisioner of Highways.
1767-1768. Robert Jarvis, Overseer Highways.
1769-1770. Nathaniel and Henry Jarvis, Overseers Highways.
1771. John Jarvis, Henry Jarvis, Overseers of Highways.
1771. Eliphalet Jarvis appointed to collect and drive in the
1772. Austin Jarvis elected Overseer Highways.
1773. Jonathan and Henry Jarvis, Overseers Highways.
1775. Abraham Jarvis, Jr., )
Robert Jarvis and Henry Jarvis, \ Overseers Highways.
1776. Eliphalet Jarvis, Claim for bording two men one week
and letting them have two coverlids. 400.
Nov. 10 th , 1776.
1776. "Huntington, September 4 th , 1776.
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" By John Dunbar, who took horses, at the time for the use of
General Cleaven's artillery, took from Jonathan Jarvis two horses,
and a driver, gone 12 days. Received no pay; one horse never
returned, nor no pay for value 20 pounds &c. To Carting wood
for the 43 Regiment, By order of General Leland, twenty days
with an Ox team &c. Jonathan Jarvis."
1776. To 4 days' carting wood for General Delancey's 2 &
3 rd Batt n at 12 per day. John Jarvis.
1777. Claim of Philip Jarvis for Carting wood. January the
29 th , To carting one day, wood for the 2 nd Battalion of Gen. De-
lancee's B.
1777, " February 4 th . To Carting one day for the 3 rd Batt n of
Gen. Delancee's Brigade. Robert Jarvis."
1778. "To Carting Gen 1 Tryon's baggage from Huntington to
Jamaica with an Ox team; gone 4 days at 16 per day.
John Jarvis."
1777. Abraham Jarvis, Robert Jarvis, Henry Jarvis, Overseers
Highways.
1777. " What has been taken by his Majesty's troops, June
29 th , 1777, a mare taken by Colonel Fannon.
"November, 1776, To carrying Captain Wooley's men Eastward.
Philip Jarvis."
1778. Eliphalet Jarvis, Abraham Jarvis, Robert Jarvis, Henry
Jarvis, Overseers.
1778. May 17. Taken from Moses Jarvis for his Majesty's ser-
vis 3 spoons.
1779. Taken away by Dicks Conductor March the 17 th 5 hun-
dreds of fresh Hay by Col. Simcoe's orders. Robert Jarvis.
1780. Robert Jarvis, Henry Jarvis, Overseers.
1780, August. "Government Dr. to Abraham Jarvis; To span
of horses, and waggon in Government service, commanded by Col.
Simcoe's on a tower, East end of Long Island 1 1 days at 3/_ for
each horse and at 3/_ for wagon pr day, and at 3/_ per day for
driver. 6 12 00."
"Huntington, 10 th June 1783, then personally appeared y e above
Abraham Jarvis, and -made oath to the above account, against
Government for service."
1781-1782. Eliphalet Jarvis, Abraham Jarvis, Henry Jarvis,
Overseers Highways.
1782. Received into his Majesties Magazine at Hempstead nine
Hundred of salt Hay. John Jarvis N. C. L.
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1782. Received of Robert Jarvis lot of corn, hay, &c. for the
General Commanding. Long Swamp, Oct. 28, 1782.
John Hewlett, Sup* Forage.
1782. On the 24 th of October the dwelling owned by John
Burtis at the head of Cow Bay was attacked about midnight by a
gang of marauders, having first assaulted the store of James Burr
a few rods off, and killed the owner, whose position they ascer-
tained by his voice, having by their devices called him from his
bed. David Jarvis an apprentice to Mr. Burtis saw the robbers by
the light of their own fire, and shot at them from the windows of
the house. M rs Jarvis with admirable courage employed herself
in loading the guns {of which they had several) while Jarvis fired
upon the gang as often as opportunity offered. They succeeded
in beating off the robbers with the loss of their leader Captain
Martin, and the wounding of several others, indicated by the traces
of blood found next day in their paths to the boats.
1782. " Received from M r George Norton, forty hundred
weight of salt hay into his Majesty's Magazine at Hempstead,
11 th Feby 1782. John Jarvis, A. C. F."
To George Brinby, Esq., Com. of Forage.
1782. " Received from M r Israel Kerle, six hundred weight of
salt hay into his Majesty's Magazine at Hempstead, 18 Feby 1782.
J. Jarvis, A. C. Q."
To Geo. Brinby Esq., Com. of forage.
1782. Rec d of Robert Jarvis lot of Corn, Hay, &c for the Gen-
eral Commanding.
Long Swamp 28 th Oct. 1782.
Jn Hewlett
Sup. of forage.
1782. Receipt for forage from Robert Jarvis.
Feb. 19 th 1782. 'Jno. Hewlett
Sup. forage.
1783. Eliphalet Jarvis and Ichabod Jarvis, Overseers High-
ways.
1784. "Huntington Jany 12 th 1784
2 Cattle 20 0.
11 Hogs, big and little 40 s 22 0.
Rails and Board fence 50 0.
Tho s Jarvis."
1784. Thomas Jarvis, Jr., Deed May 26, To James Townsend
Jr., land on East side of Huntington Harbor, inherited from his
APPENDICES E. AND F. 261
father Thomas Esq. These Thomases had land granted by Town,
by father's rights, 1669, 1704, 1721, 1731, 1732, 1737.
1785. Isaiah Jarvis, son of Jonathan and Charity Jarvis, Deeds
of land in East end of Village, Witness William Jarvis and John
Ketcham. Land grants William Jr. and Isaiah, 1729 and 1732.
Isaiah named in records deceased 1737.
1788. Jonathan Jarvis, Gives land in east end of Village to his
son Isaiah. Land granted 1697, 1722, 1723, and 1724, rights of
Jonathan Jarvis deceased.
1788, April 7. Jonathan Jarvis and Charity his wife to his son
Isaiah 50 acres of Little Neck.
E.
TAX LIST.
From State Documents, Huntington. L. /., 1683.
1683. Stephen Jarvis, 123 00. 00
Stephen Jarvis Jr., 31 00. 00
1755. Thomas Jarvis, 1 female slave.
Benajah Jarvis, 1 female and 1 male.
Tax list, 1775.
1775. Stephen Jarvis, 13 head of Cattle.
5 " " Swine.
5 Vessels.
16 Acres.
F.
CONTRACT BETWEEN Jos. WOOD AND WM. JARVIS, DATED
SEPT. 4, 1688.
This indenture made the fourth day of September in y e fourth
year of y e reign of our Sovereign Lord James y e second over Eng-
land, Scotland France and Ireland, King and in y e year of Christ.
1688 between Joseph Wood of Morice in y e township of Hemp-
stead upon Long Island being in the Queens County yooman and
Joanna his wife of the one party and William Jarvis of Hunting-
262 APPENDIX F.
ton In y 6 county of Suffolk in y e said island both in jurisdiction
of York. In service of husbandman of the other party witness-
eth that the said Joseph Wood for and in consideration of those
several sums of money have y e saved to be payed by y e said Wil-
liam Jarvis, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns to y e said
Joseph Wood, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns at
times and places hereafter expressed. Y e is to save y e just and
whole sums of seven poundos, thirteen shillings and four pence
at or before the first of May next Insuing if y e s d William have a
good voyage in whaling y e year before if not then to pay the fore-
said sums of good and lawful money without fraud or further
delays at or before the first of December next Insuing and
shall be in year of our Lord 1689 at y e now dwelling house of
Ebenetus Platt, sqe in Huntington aforesaid and also y e like sums
of seven pounds, thirteen shillings and four pence of like lawful
"money to pay at or before y e first day of May which shall be in
y e year 1690, if he has a good voyage in whaling y e year before
If not then to pay y e aforesaid sums at y e place aforesaid with-
out fraud or further delays at or before y e first of December next
after y* also y e like sums of seven pounds, thirteen shillings and
four pence to pay at or before y e first of May which shall be in
y 6 year of our Lord 1691 if y e said William have a good voyage
in whaling y e year before, if not then to pay y e aforesaid sums at
or before y e first of December next after at y e place aforesaid,
without fraud or any further delays for and in consideration of
those foresaid sums thus saved to be payed y e said Joseph Wood,
and Joanna his wife doth hereby bargain and solo allonoato
Enfoof, confirm and make over our right, title and interest, claims
and demands unto y e said William Jarvis his heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns of all that house and building to go
and have with that lot of land upon which it standoth being by esti-
mation two acres be y e same more or less abutting upon y e north
side of lot where Captain Baylis now liveth and upon y e north-
east side upon y e way that leadeth to y e harbor with all y 6 fences,
liberties, Easomonts-wator, woods, underwoods and Emullumotis
whatsoever being part or parcel of my hundred pound right which
I lastly purchased or had granted from and by free houndors of
Huntington y e records of y e court will approve with all our right,
and title thereunto pertaining whether it be in land layed out or to
be layod out with all our right of Comanage thereto belonging or
appertaining to have and to hold to him and his hoyors, executors,
APPENDIX G. 263
administrators or assigns forever at y e v vogdinisd [organized]
premises with all its appurtenances from y e said Joseph. Wood and
Joanna his wife or their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns
he y e said William Jarvis paying & discharging all debtors &
demandors and doings & performing all just services as pertains to
y e premises and he y e said Joseph Wood doth hereby own and
acknowledge to be the lawful owner and possessor of y e premises
and doth hereby covenant and promise and grants for himself his
hoyors, exectutors, or administrators to warrant and defend y e same
to him .s d William Jarvis his hoyors, executors, administrators
and assigns from all former bargains, giftors, grantors, morgages,
foyutors [founders] Dowry or title of Dowry from all persons
whatsoever lawfully claiming of, for, by, or under those in witness
have of y e parties above named to those indentors interchanging
have set their hand and seals this day and year before expressed
sealed signed and delivered in the presence of us
Jonas Smith, Joseph Wood
Stephen Jarvis Sen. y e
John Lumis. his mark
Joanna Wood.
The day and year above mentioned appeared before me the sub-
scribers and acknowledged this indenture to be their acts and
deeds. Epanetus Platt.
by me John Ketcham voce.
G.
LIST OF BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES.
Furnished by Dr. Edward Jarvis of Massachusetts.
Rebecca, daugh. of Wm. and Elizabeth, born May 1, 1694
John, son of James and Penelope, " Mch. 2, 1695
Mary, daugh. of James and Penelope, " Mch. 22, 1697
William, son of John and Mary, " Oct. 17, 1707
Elizabeth, daugh. of Thomas and Lydia, " Aug. 20, 1757
Thomas, son of Thomas' and Lydia, ' Sept. 16, 1759
Melicent, daugh. of Stephen and Lydia G.
of New Orleans, " Feb. 1, 1844
264 APPENDIX H.
RECORDS OF MARRIAGES IN BOSTON.
Edward Jarvis (Boston) and Nabby Porter, Marshfield,
Feb. 8, 1793
Isaac and Abigail Boden, Jan. 19, 1698
Nathaniel and Elizabeth Tre vet July 16,1713
Robert and Mary Cross, Jan. 29, 1723
Leonard and Susannah Condy, April 12, 1739
Elias and Mary Avis, Nov. 11, 1747
Elias, Jr., and Deliverance Atkins, June 7, 1750
Timothy and Rebecca Collins, Aug. 30, 1764
Enock and Sarah Dunnevan, April 14, 1774
Edward and Sarah Storer, July 19, 1781
John and Hannah Seabury, April 10, 1788
Daniel and Sukey Candredge, Dec. 12, 1797
Edward and Catharine Hammett, Nov. 5, 1754
Robert and Lydia Audebert. Sept. 30, 1753
John Jervise and Mary Ingersoll, Oct. 9, 1768
Boston and Mary Ann Malcolm, Jan. 5,1783
Denning and Ann Smith Statson, May 24, 1815
Leonard and Mary Hubbard Grum, Aug. 15, 1816
Benjamin and Mary Porter, Nov. 30, 1809
John Jarves and Ann Wilson, April 28, 1812
Charles and Nancy Thayer, Sept. 12, 1824
Stephen and Lydia Graf ton Prescott, Aug. 21, 1838
H.
DEED OF JOSEPH WOOD TO WILLIAM JARVIS, 1702.
This Indenter made the twenty sixth day of Novembar In the
first yeare of the raign of our Soveraign Lady Ana by the grace
of God, queen of England, Scotland, Franc, and Irelands defendar
of the faith and in yeare of our' Lord Christ, one thousand seven
Hundared and two, Between Joseph Wood of Huntington in the
County of Suffolk upon the Island of Nasaw in the Collanay of
Newyork In Amaraca yoman, of the one part and William Jarvis
APPENDIX H. 265
of the same town, County and Collany. Aforesaid yoman of the
other part witneseth that the aforesaid Joseph "Wood for and in
consideration of a sartain sum of good and lawfull money of New-
york to him the said Joseph Wood in hand paid by the said Wil-
liam Jarvis at or before the ensealling and delivary hereof of him
the said Joseph Wood doth acknowledge himself heare with to be
fully satisfied, contented and paid, and there of, and there from
and of, and from every part and being in the town of Huntington
aforesaid, and is Bounded as folio with, on the West by the hiway,
on the North by John Platt horn lot, on the est by the Woods In
Comans on the South, by Thomas Smith horn lot togather with all
housings, barns fences gardins orchards with all the Right, title,
interest posesion proparty, Claime, and demand, whatsoever the
said Joseph Wood made unto the said land to have and to hold
The said land with the apertanances unto the said William Jarvis
his haires Excutors and administrators unto the sole and only
propar use and behauf of him the said William Jarvis, his heires
and assignes for ever and the said Joseph Wood doth for him selfe
his heires and assigns that he the said Joseph Wood now at the
insealling and delivary heare of stand eth and is soly Rightfully
sesed of the said premisis of a good and perfict Estate in fee
simpoll to Him his heires and asignes for ever and that the premi-
ses now are and forever hereafter, shall be, and remain to the said
William Jarvis, his heires and asignes, full and clerely acquited
releced and discharged of, and from all, and all manar of other,
and formar bargins, sales alanations morgages Judgments, Exe-
cutions, and all other charges and Incumberences whatsoever, and
the above said Joseph Wood, his heires Executors and Adminis-
trators and asignes, doth Covinant, promis, and grant, to, and with
the said William Jarvis, his heires, Executors, Administrators or
asignes, that at any time or times, heareafter, upon Requests made
shall give any further security as he the said William Jarvis or
his larned councel in the law thinks fit and further the said Joseph
Wood doth ingage him self, his haires, Executors, Administrators,
and asignes, that from time to time, and for ever shall and will
save harmles and Indemnifi, the said William Jarvis his heires,
and asignes, from any person, or persons, whatsoever that may, or
shall lay any just clame to him, or the said William Jarvis or his
successors in his or there quiet possession in witness whereof the
said Joseph Wood hath hereunto set to his hand and fixed his seal
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266 APPENDIX I.
the day and year first above written. Sealed and delivered In the
presence of
Jonathan Jarvis, ^^- -
Nathaniel Wickes. j Seal, I
Joseph Wood. v -
1702. j Seal, I
Memorandom that on the fifteenth day of October 1703 aperaed
before John Wicks one of her Majestis Justises of the peace, for
the County of Suffolk the within named Joseph Wood, and doth
acknowledge the within writen conveiance to bee his free and vol-
lantary act and deed. Test John Wickes.
Memorandom that on the 25 day of October 1703 apeared
before John Wickes one of her Majestis Justises of the peace for
the County of Suffolk Ennis Wood the wife of the with in named
Joseph Wood and doth acknowledge the within writen convaiance
to bee her free and vollantary act and deed with her dear husband.
Test | John Wickes.
This deed of sale is recorded in page 63 by Mr John Ketcham,
Clark.
I.
LIST OF MARRIAGES AND BAPTISMS, PRESBYTERIAN 'CHURCH,
HUNTINGTON, L. I.
Marriages by Rev. E. Prime.
1724, June 1, Daniel Kellogg of Nor walk, to Eunice Jarvis of
Huntington.
1725, May 3, Samuel Stratton and Esther Jarvis, dau. William,
Testator.
1726, Jan. 14, Thomas Jarvis and Abigail Smith, 2d wife, Hunt-
ington.
1728, May 15, Stephen Jarvis and Ann Wheeler, Smith Town,
Huntington.
1729, July 4, Isaiah Jarvis and Hannah Whitman, Huntington.
1731, May 5, Benajah Jarvis (son of William, supposed to be son
of Jonathan) and Jemima Smith, 1st wife.
APPENDIX I. 267
1734, Feb. 26, Abraham Jarvis (son of William, Testator,) and
Lavinia Rogers, Huntington.
1736, Sept. 2, John Wood and Phebe Jarvis, Huntington.
1739, May 20, Elnathan Smith and Hannah Jarvis (widow), Hunt-
ington,
1743, June 26, Sylvanus Sammis and Deborah Jarvis, Hunting-
ton.
1745, Dec. 30, William Jarvis, Jr. (son of William), and Zerviah
Rogers, Huntington.
1746, Jan. 20, Jonathan Jarvis (son of Wm.) and Annie Brewster,
1st wife, Huntington.
1747, Jan. 27, Benajah Jarvis (widower) and Annie Sammis, 2d
wife, Huntington.
1749, Nov. 12, Philip Jarvis and Elizabeth Sammis, Huntington.
1750, Mch. 6, Stephen Higbie and Esther Jarvis, Huntington.
1751, Nov. 21, Jonas Rogers and Mary Jarvis, Huntington.
1751, Nov. 26, Zebulon Whitman and Phebe Jarvis, Huntington.
1752, April 30, Richard Platt and Elizabeth Jarvis, Huntington.
1752, May 26, Henry Jarvis and Sarah Rogers, Huntington.
1754, Sept. 22, Augustin Jarvis and Sarah Bunce, Huntington.
1755, Feb. 4, Hezekiah Weeks (son of Thomas) and Louisa Jar-
vis, d. of Stephen, Huntington.
1756, July 13, Stephen Jarvis, Jr., and Sarah Mott, Huntington.
1758, Feb. 23, Losee Ireland and Elizabeth Jarvis, Huntington.
1758, Nov. 2, Joseph Jarvis and Phebe Burtiss, Huntington.
1760, Mch. 16, Austin Jarvis (son of Stephen, Sr.,) and Jemima
Whitehead,- Huntington.
1760, July 31, Abram Jarvis (widower) and Hannah Conklin (wid-
ow), Huntington.
1760, Dec. 1, Robert Jarvis (son of Isaiah) and Sarah Ireland,
Huntington.
1762, June 20, Seth Jarvis and Charity Gates, Huntington.
1762, July 29, Eliphalet Jarvis and Ruth Whitman, Huntington.
1763, Feb. 15, Isaac Dennis and Sarah Jarvis, Huntington.
1763, Aug. 24, Benjamin Conklin and Keziah Jarvis, Huntington.
1763, Sept, 12, Joseph Jarvis (widower) and Elizabeth Rogers,
Huntington.
1763, Sept. 29, Thomas Jarvis, Jr., and Hannah Bryant, Hunting-
ton.
1764, April 12, Robert Deane and Elizabeth Jarvis, Norwalk and
Huntington.
268 APPENDIX I.
1764, May 2, Abram Camp and Milerson Jarvis, d. of Benajah,
Huntington.
1765, Dec. 1, Jonathan Jarvis (widower, son of William) and
Charity White, 2d wife, Huntington.
1767, Mch. 24, Michael Bedell and Esther Jarvis, Huntington.
1767, Dec. 30, Joshua Rogers and Savinah Jarvis, Huntington.
1768, June 10, Abram Jarvis, Jr. (son of Abram), and Jerusha
Chichester, Huntington.
1769, Mch. 11, Nathaniel Jarvis and Phebe Allen, d. of Dr. Sam'l
Allen, Huntington.
1770, Dec. 19, Ichabod Jarvis (son of Abram) and Phebe Bunce,
Huntington.
1772, May 21, John Jarvis (son of Stephen) and Naomi Bunce,
Huntington.
1772, Feb. 8, Benjamin Dennis and Ruth Jarvis, d. of Stephen,
Huntington.
1777, May 28, Zachariah Rogers and Mary Jarvis.
1779, June 26, Nehemiah Brush, Jr., and Mary Jarvis.
Marriages ly the Rev. Joshua Hart.
1779, April 5, Nathaniel Jarvis and Elizabeth Wires.
1780, Jan. 31, Samuel Jarvis (son of Henry) and Mary Ruscoe.
1780, April 19, Ephraim Oakes and Mary Jarvis, dau. of Stephen,
son of Thomas.
1781, Jan. 31, Daniel Jarvis (son of Austin) and Deborah Rogers.
1782, Jan. 6, Ebenezer Blachley and Sarah Jarvis.
1782, Jan. 6, Zophar Nickols and Drusilla Jarvis.
1782, Dec. 15, Isaiah Jarvis (son of William) and Phebe Whit-
man.
1783, Jan. 15, Samuel Nickols and Elizabeth Jarvis.
1784, Dec. 20, Thomas Jarvis and Keziah Conklin.
1784, Dec. 19, Joel Rogers and Elizabeth Jarvis.
1785; Sept. 26, Eliphalet Jarvis and Susanna Weeks, Huntington.
1786, Dec. 31, Isaiah Jarvis (son of Robert) and Christian Gould,
Huntington.
1787, Jan. 11, Philip Jarvis and Julianna Smith, Huntington.
1788, July 6, Daniel Jarvis (son of Austin) and Patty Smith,
Huntington.
1789, Feb. 17, Augustin Jarvis (son of Philip) and Martha Den.
ton, Huntington.
APPENDIX I. 269
1789, April 7, Piatt Rogers and Phebe Jarvis, dau. of Robert,
Huntington.
1789, May 1, Joseph J. Jarvis (son of Robert) and Phebe Carll,
Huntington.
1789, Nov. 9, Nathaniel Jarvis and Jemima Gildersleeve, Hunt-
ington.
1789, Nov. 23, William Jarvis (son of Henry) and Nancy Smith,
dau. of Jacob, Huntington.
1791, Mch. 5, Samuel Jarvis and Wiser, Huntington.
1791, July 31, Thomas Jarvis (son of Stephen) and Rebecca Platt,
Huntington.
1792, Jan. 15, Elkanah Bunce and Lavinah Jarvis, d. of Abram,
Huntington.
1792, June 10, Eliphalet Sammis and Mary Jarvis, Huntington.
1793, Feb. 16, Jonathan Jarvis (son of Robert) and Deborah
Whitson, Huntington.
1793, June 16, Augustin Jarvis (son of Austin) and Charity Platt,
Huntington.
1794, May 25, Joshua Duryea and Sarah Jarvis, dau. of Robert,
East Woods.
1794, July 3, Silas Smith and Jarvis, Cow. Harbor.
1798, May 7, Jacob Jarvis (s. of Abram) and Experience Rogers,
Huntington.
1799, April 15, Eliphalet Bunce and Hannah Jarvis, Huntington.
1802, Feb. 4, Jacob Jarvis (s. of Abram) and Experience Rogers,
Huntington.
1802, Nov. 6, Thomas Jarvis (son of Robert) and Phebe Remp,
Huntington.
1803, Oct. 22, John Jarvis, Jr. (son of John), and Keturah Oakes,
dau. of Ephraim, Cow Harbor.
1803, Nov. 5, Ebenezer Smith and Freelove Jarvis (wid.), Hunt-
ington.
1806, Oct. 11, Israel Jarvis (s. of Ichabod) and Bethsheba Rogers,
Huntington.
1807, Feb. 7, Jacob Jarvis and Nancy Udall,'Cow Harbor.
1807, Mch. 20, Enoch Smith and Hannah Jarvis, d. of Ichabod,
Old Fields and Cow Harbor.
1807, April 11, Platt Sammis and Keturah Jarvis, Huntington.
1810, Dec. 22, Gilbert Fleet (son of .Thomas) and Keziah Jarvis,
dau. of Abram, Huntington.
1813, May 1, Enoch Smith and Sarah Jarvis, dau. of Ichabod,
Huntington.
270 APPENDIX I.
1813, June 24, Augustin Jarvis and Phebe Oakes, Huntington.
1814, Feb.- 16, Jarvis Dennis and Ruth Jarvis, dau. of William,
Huntington.
1814, Mch. 2, Philip Jarvis, Jr., and Elizabeth Weeks.
1815, Mch. 4, David Jarvis (son of Jonathan) and Charity Whit-
man, West Hills.
181 G, Nov. 30, Stephen Ritchie and Maria Jarvis, dan. of Joseph
Jarvis, Huntington.
1817, Nov. 22, Rufus Jarvis (son of Daniel) and Annie Gilder-
sleeve, Huntington.
1817, Dec. 31, James Smith and Mary Jarvis, d. of Daniel, Hunt-
ington.
1817, Jan. 31, Augustin Jarvis (son of Philip) and Phebe Platt,
Huntington.
1819, Dec. 30, Tread well Carll (son of Oliver) and Hannah Jarvis,
d. of Daniel.
LIST OF BAPTISMS,
By Rev. E. Prime.
1724, Aug. 1 6, Henry Jarvis, 1738, Nov. 12, Jemima Jarvis,
1726, Mch. 27, Deborah Jarvis, 1739, Nov. 4, Elizab'h Jarvis,
1727, Sept. 24, Isaac Jarvis, 1742, Jan. 10, Nath'l Jarvis,
1729, April 7, S. P. B. Jarvis. 1744, Feb. 4, Sarah Jarvis,
1729, Aug. 3, August. Jarvis, 1744, June 3, Keziah Jarvis,
1730, July 26, Ann Jarvis, 1746, June 29, Abra'm Jarvis,
1730, Aug. 2, Isaiah Jarvis, 1746, June 29, Levina Jarvis,
1731, Dec. 26, Elizab'h Jarvis, 1746, Oct. 31, Millers'n Jarvis,
1732, Feb. 6, Esther Jarvis, 1746, Dec. 7, Elizab'h Jarvis,
1732, June 4, Joseph Jarvis, 1746, Dec. 28, Samuel Jarvis,
1733, April 29, Louise Jarvis, 1748, June 5, Ichabod Jarvis,
1734, Jan. 4, Susanna Jarvis, 1748, Aug. 14, Ruth Jarvis,
1734, Feb. 24, Sarah Jarvis, 1749, May 7, Isaac Jarvis,
1735, Oct. 10, Stephen Jarvis, 1750, May 20, Esther Jarvis,
1736, Jan. 4, Thomas Jarvis, 1750, Nov. 11, William Jarvis,
1736, Feb. 8, Eliphal't Jarvis, 1752, Mch. 8, David Jarvis,
1736, May 16, Robert Jarvis, 1752, Oct. 4, Jacob Jarvis,
1736, July 18, Sarah Jarvis, 1755, May 16, P. P. B. Jarvis,
1736, Dec. 12, Mary Jarvis, 1756, May 2, Jemima Jarvis,
1737, Sept. 25, Austin Jarvis, 1757, Feb. 27, Mary Jarvis,
1738, Aug. 13, Isaiah Jarvis, 1757, Mch. 6, Phebe Jarvis,
APPENDIX I. 271
1758, May 28, Mary Jarvis, 1763, May 8, Alex. Jarvis,
1758, July 23, Z. R. Jarvis, 1763, Oct. 9, Deborah Jarvis,
1759, July 15, Philip Jarvis, 1764, Sept, 2, Hannah Jarvis,
1760, May 30, Isaiah Jarvis, 1764, Sept. 2, May Jarvis,
1761, Mch. 29, Daniel Jarvis, 1764, Sept. 2, Sarah Jarvis,
1761, Aug. 13, David Jarvis, 1764. Oct. 28, Joseph I. Jarvis,
1761, Aug. 30, Sarah Jarvis, 1764, Oct. 29, Timothy Jarvis,
1762, Mch. 23, Timothy Jarvis, 1765, Jan. 29, Lemuel Jarvis,
1762, May 30, Isaac Jarvis, 1765, Mch. 31, Elizab'h Jarvis,
1762, Aug. 8, August. Jarvis, 1765, June 9, Esther Jarvis,
1762, May 15, Sarah Jarvis, 1766. Aug. 3, Timothy Jarvis.
1763, Feb. 6, Isaiah Jarvis,
1767, Feb. 7, Simon Lessee Jarvis, son of Robert, by Rev. Wm.
Schenck.
1767, April 26, Phebe Jarvis, by Rev. E. Prime.
1768, Aug. 14, Charity, wife of Jonathan Jarvis, by Rev. William
Schenck.
1768, Dec. 28, Hannah, dau. of Henry Jarvis, by Rev. William
Schenck.
1769, Mch. 9, , son of Robert Jarvis, by Rev. William
Schenck.
1769, July 2, Augustin, son of Austin Jarvis, by Rev. William
Schenck.
1769, Dec. 15, Thomas, son of Stephen Jarvis, Jr., by Rev. Wm.
Schenck.
1770, Oct. 7, Phebe Jarvis, by Rev. E. Prime.
1770, Dec. 15, Margaret, dau. Abraham Jarvis, Jr., by Rev. Wm.
Schenck.
1771, Mch. 25, Stephen Jarvis, by Rev. E. Prime.
1771, June 15, Jesse, son of Henry Jarvis, by Rev. Wm. Schenck.
1772, Jan. 19, Lavina, dau. of Abraham Jarvis, by Rev. William
Schenck.
1772, Aug. 23, Isaac, son of Robert Jarvis, by Rev. Wm. Schenck.
1772, Oct. 16, Jane Jarvis, by Rev. E. Prime.'
1773, April 18, Abbie, d. of Jacob Jarvis, by Rev. Wm. Schenck.
1773, May 16, Mary Jarvis, by Rev. E. Prime.
1774, Mch. 13, Rebecca Jarvis, "
1774, June 10, Sarah Jarvis, " "
1774, June 10, Keturah Jarvis, " "
1774, Nov. 5, Phebe Jarvis, " "
1775, April 19, Hannah Jarvis, " "
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272 APPENDIX I.
1775, Jan. 13, Nicholas Jarvis, by Rev. E. Prime.
1775, Oct. 1, Joanna Jarvis, " "
1776, Feb. 13, Elizabeth Jarvis, " "
1776, June 9 7 Zebediah Jarvis, "
1777, Nov. 7, Hannah Jarvis, " "
1777, Mch. 31, Susanna Jarvis,
1786, May 7, Phebe, wife of Isaiah Jarvis, by Rev. Wm. Schenck.
1786, May 7, 3 children, not named,
1787, Mch. 7, Stephen, s. John Jarvis, " u
1787, Mch. 7, John, s. of " "
1787, Mch. 7, Hannah, d. li
1787, Sept. 16, Elkanah, s. Isaiah Jarvis,
1789, Feb. 25, Mary Bloomfield, g. d. Henry Jarvis, by Rev. Wm.
Schenck.
1789, June 15, Hannah, d. Isaiah Jarvis, by Rev. Wm. Schenck.
1789, June 15, Child of Philip Jarvis, "
1796, April 10, John Bloomfield, s. Timothy Jarvis,* by Rev. Wm.
Schenck.
1796, April 24, Elkanah, s. Isaiah Jarvis, by Rev. Wm. Schenck.
1797, July 9, William, s. " "
1800, Sept. 28, Robert, s. Simon Lessee Jarvis, by Rev. William
Schenck.
1800, Sept. 28, David Conklin, s. Simon Lossee Jarvis, by Rev.
Wm. Schenck.
1800, Sept. 28, Thomas Highbee, s. Simon Lossee Jarvis, by Rev.
Wm. Schenck.
1800, Sept. 28, Elizabeth, d. Simon Lossee Jarvis, by Rev. Wm.
Schenck.
1800, Sept. 28, Esther, d. Simon Lossee Jarvis, by Rev. William
Schenck.
1801, Jan. 3, Moses, s. Philip Jarvis, by Rev. Wm. Schenck.
1802, Jan. 25, Jonathan, s. Simon L. Jarvis, by Rev. William
Schenck.
1804, Aug. 5, Phebe, d. Simon L. Jarvis, by Rev. Wm. Schenck.
*"John Bloomfield, son of Timothy Jarvis and Phebe, his wife, who
at the same time made a profession of their faith and renewed their cove-
nants."
APPENDIX J. 273
J.
LIST OF MEMBERS OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HUNTINGTON, L. I.
Rev. E. Prime. .
1724, July 15, William Jarvis, Sr.,
" " Esther, his wife,
1725, Dec. 2, Mehitabel Jarvis.
" u Wm. Jarvis, Jr.
1726, Dec. 1, Millerson Jarvis.
1738, April 2, Benajah Jarvis,
11 " Jemima, his wife,
" " Hannah, his child.
1740, Jan. 30, Thomas Jarvis,
" " Abigail, his wife.
1748, Mch. 30, Zerviah Jarvis.
1750, Oct. 5, Phebe Jarvis.
1764, Oct. 28, Annie, wife of Stephen Jarvis, Jr.
1765, Mch. 31, Levina Jarvis.
Rev. W. Schenck.
1786, Dec. 3, Isaiah Jarvis.
11 " Charity Jarvis.
" " Phebe Jarvis.
1796, Sept. 16, Annie Jarvis, wife of William.
" " Martha Jarvis, wife of Augustin.
1800, Nov. 7, Simon L. Jarvis.
" " Keturah, his wife.
DEATHS OF MEMBERS ON RECORDS OF REV. W. SCHENCK.
1771, Mch. 30, Stephen Jarvis, Jr.
" July 25, Sarah Jarvis, wife of Stephen, Jr.
1772, Mch. 15, Stephen Jarvis, Sr.
" Sept. 23, Jonathan Jarvis, wife.
1773, April 7, Wife of Samuel Jarvis.
1786, Sept. 27, Philip Jarvis.
1787, May 12, Widow Jarvis, Cow Harbor.
1795, July 25, Jonathan Jarvis, aged 77.
1800, Mch. 17, Charity Jarvis, wife of Jonathan, aged 74.
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274 APPENDIX K.
K.
CONTRACT OF SAMUEL STRATTON OF HUNTINGTON, L ; I., May 8, 1727.
Know all men by tjiese presents, that I, Samuell Stratton of
huntington, am held-, and firmly bound unto William 'Jarvis, my
f ather-in-Law, of the same place, in the full and just sum of nineteen
pounds, Eleven. Shillings, of good Current Money of IIsTew York, to
be paid unto the Sd. William Jarvis, his Attorney, heirs, Ex.,
Ads. or assigns, the which payment well and truely to be made and
done, I do bind myself, my heirs, Exs. and Adms., jointly and
severally, and firmly, by these Presents, Sealed with my seal, and
dated this eighth of May, in the thirteenth year of the Reigne
of our Sovereign Lord George, King over great brittain and Ire-
land. Annodomini 1727.
The Condition of the above-written obligation is such that the
above bounden Samuell Stratton, his heirs, Ex. or A dm., or either
of them, shall, when his daughter, Easter Stratton, now living with
her Grand Father, William Jarvis, Shall Marry, or come to the Age
of Eighteen years, which shall first happen, give and alow to his
S'd daughter Eastor, a good bed and furniture to the Value of nine
pounds, fifteen shillings and six pence, which he hath now in his
hand, which was given to his wife at their marriage, or nine
pounds, fifteen shillings and six pence, of- good Current Money, as
her own Estate, without fraud or further delay than the above-writ-
ten obligation to be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in
full force and virtue, and if the S'd Eastor die before she attains
to the Age of eighteen years, or marry eth, the obligation is void.
Signed, Sealed, and delivered
in the presents of us.
JEHIEL SMITH, <^A_^
EPONETUS PLATT. SAMUEL STRATTON. \ SEAL.
APPENDICES L. AND M. 275
L.
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF REV. DR. BEARDSLEY.
" The earliest evidence which I have discovered of any of your
name being attached to the Episcopal Church, reaches back to
Norwalk, in 1 738. The Rev. Henry Caner had then been officiating
in that place about ten years as a missionary of the 'Society
for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts,' and in
1738, an earnest memorial was addressed to the General Assem-
bly, signed by nearly six hundred persons, ail over sixteen years
of age, and embracing all the male ' members and professors
of the Church of England, living in his Majesty's Colony of Con-
necticut.'
"Among the forty-two signers from Norwalk, were Samuel
Jarvis,* and directly under him, Samuel Jarvis Junior, and a little
further on, William Jarvis.
" As none of this name are to be found at that time under the
pastoral care of the other six missionaries in the colony, I infer
that these men are the first of the Jarvis line who broke away
from the standing order, and helped to extend the Church, finally
giving us the second Bishop of Connecticut."
M.
FROM "NEW YORK BOOK OF MARRIAGES."
1738, Nov. 22, Hannah Jervis and Jonathan Pierson.
1753, 'Sept. 15, James Jarvis and Mary Bell.
1764, April 30, Millisent Jarvis and Abram Camp.
1755, Dec. 10, Mary Jarvis and Joseph French.
1760, June 26, Sarah Jervias and Reuben Arthur.
1760, July 29, Abraham Jarvis and Hannah Conklin.
1762, July 14, Eliphalet Jarvis and Ruth Whitman.
1763, Sept. 9, Thomas Jarvis and Hannah Bryan.
1763. Oct. 20, John Jervis, Jr., and Susannah Thomas.
1769, Mch. 6. Nathaniel Jarvis and Phebe Allen.
1772, Jan. 28, Ruth Jervais and Benjamin Dennis.
* Father of Bishop Jarvis.
276 APPENDIX N.
1772, May 8, John Jervais and Neamy Bunts.
1777, Sept. 29, Abigail Jarvis and John Sayer.
1778, Feb. 21, Elozabeth Jervas and Loose Ireland.
1782, Jan. 2, Druselle Jarvis and Zophar Nichols.
1782, Jan. 2, Sarah Jarvis and Ebinezer Blackley.
1782, Nov. 29, Isaiah Jarvis and Phebe Whitman.
1783, Feb. 20, Grace Jarvis and Joseph Smith.
E".
EXTRACTS FROM " OLDEN TIMES IN HUNTINGTON."
The following extracts are from " Olden Times in Huntington,"
an historical address by Hon. Henry C. Platt, delivered at the
Centennial Celebration at Huntington, Suffolk County, New York,
on the 4th day of July, 1876.
" The people of Huntington, at the beginning of hostilities with
Great Britain, called a general town meeting on the 21st day of
June, 1774. The resolutions passed at that meeting may be termed
Huntington's.
" 1 1st. That every freeman's property is absolutely his own, and
no man has a right to take it from him without his consent, ex-
pressed either by himself or his representative.
" ' 2d. That therefore, all taxes and duties imposed on his Majes-
tie's subjects in the American Colonies, by the authority of Parlia-
ment, are wholly unconstitutional, and a plain violation of the most
essential rights of British subjects.
" ' 3d. That the act of Parliament, lately passed, for shutting
up the Port of Boston, or any other means or device, under color
of law, to compel them or any other of his Majestie's American
subjects to submit to Parliamentary taxations, are subversive of their
just and constitutional liberty.
" ( 4th. That we are of the opinion that our brethren of Boston,
are now suffering in the common cause of British America.
" ' 5th. That therefore, it is the indispensable duty of all the
Colonies to unite in some effectual measure for the repeal of said
Act, and every other Act of Parliament whereby they are taxed
for raising a revenue.
" ' 6th. That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the most
effectual means for obtaining a speedy repeal of said Acts, will be
APPENDIX N. 277
to break off all commercial intercourse with Great Britain, Ireland,
and the English West India Colonies.
" ' 7th. And we hereby declare ourselves ready to enter into these, or
such other measures as shall be agreed upon by a General Congress of
the Colonies, to take such measures as shall be most effectual to pre-
vent such goods as are at present in America from being raised to
an extravagant price.'
" A committee was appointed to act in conjunction with the com-
mittees of other towns in the county to correspond with the com-
mittee of New York.
"May 2, 1775. At a general town meeting in Huntington, it
was voted that there should be eighty men chosen to exercise and
be ready to march.
" The Committees of Correspondence for the County of Suffolk,
met at the County Hall, on Nov. 15th, 1774, and it was then and
there recommended to the several towns to set forward a subscrip-
tion for the employment and relief of the distressed poor in Boston,
and to procure a vessel to receive and carry donations to Boston. The
proceedings of the Continental Congress, which had met at Phila-
delphia, Sept. 4, 1774, were fully approved.
" Under the recommendations and suggestions of the Provincial
Congress of May 22, 1775, county and town committees were
appointed to aid the cause. Huntington set to work in earnest to
prepare for the coming struggle. Two regiments of militia were
to be organized, one in the eastern, and the other in the western
part of the county, to join the Continental Army.
"On the 22d day of July, 1776, the news of the Independence
of the thirteen United Colonies reached Huntington (no railroads
or telegraphs in those days). A grand parade of all of the militia
and artillery, a salute of thirteen guns, a reading of the Declaration
of Independence, called forth the animated shouts of the assembled
people from all parts of the town. The British flag was hauled
down, and the figure of George III was ripped off. A liberty pole
was then raised.
" But gloomy days were at hand. The British fleet soon
appeared in sight of our shores. British troops landed to the east
of Huntington, and carried off cattle and provisions. On the 27th
of August, 1776, the disastrous battle of Long Island, at the west
end, was fought. This defeat placed the whole of Long Island
within the British lines, and left its conquered inhabitants entirely
in their power.
278 APPENDIX N.
" The conquest of Long Island by the British was now com-
plete. The county and town committees of patriots were by force
and fear compelled to revoke, annul, and disavow their previous
proceedings, to repudiate the authority of the Continental Congress,
and the inhabitants were compelled to take the oath of allegiance
and of good behavior to the crown of Great Britain. Those who
had taken an active part in favor of the Eebellion, fled to Con-
necticut, or within the American lines, left their families unpro-
tected, and their property here to be occupied and seized by Brit-
ish officers, or native loyalists. The Tories wore red rags on their
tats, to distinguish them from the Rebels, and also as a badge of
safety and protection.
" Huntington was permanently selected and occupied for the
British foraging parties of cavalry to seize and ship provisions for
the British army and navy.
" Thousands of troops were in Huntington in camp and fort, and
houses during the war. The 17th Light Dragoons, 71st Infantry,
Tarleton's Legion, Queen's Rangers, Hewlett's Provincials, Loyal
Refugees, Jersey Loyal Volunteers, Hessian Yagers, and Prince of
Wales American Regiment, were, at various times, quartered on
the inhabitants and encamped in their orchards and fields. Among
the prominent British officers were Gen. Sir William Erskine , Gen.
Tryon, Brig. -Gen Leland, Brig.-Gen. DeLancey, Col. Tarleton, Col.
Simcoe, Col. Heedlett, Col. Abercrombie, Col. Bruinton, Col. Cro-
ger, Col. DeWormb, Col. Ludlow, and some twenty or thirty
others.
''The first British regiment that arrived in Huntington after the
battle of Long Island, was the 17th Light Dragoons. They found
no American troops to oppose them. The officers stopped at the
house of Mrs. Stephen Ketcham, who had a large family, and a num-
ber of slaves. The officers turned their horses into a house lot,
part of which was a peach orchard. Mrs. Ketcham had just fin-
ished baking in her oven fifteen loaves of bread. She requested
an officer to turn the horses into another lot, as they might destroy
the peach trees, which request was politely granted, but the officer,
seeing the bread, without comment or apology seized and carried
off every loaf, leaving the old lady as mad as a hornet. Later in
the day she missed her cooking pot, a very necessary article in
those days, and suspecting the British had took it, put on her bon-
net, and wandering about the encampment, at last discovered it
over a fire made of some of her fence-rails, containing some savory
APPENDIX N. 279
mess in process of cooking. Watching, when no soldier was near,
she turned it upside down, ' dumped ' the contents into the fire,
retreated in good order, having recovered her property. This was
the first raid of the British on women and children in Huntington,
and victory perched upon the banner of the brave old lady.
"From this time until the close of the Revolutionary War, con-
sider the condition of 'the people of Huntington. They were
reduced to poverty and want. A powerful British force was
quartered in their midst, living upon them by forced levies; the
British vessels and transports were in the bays and harbors,
shutting oif every escape to the Connecticut shore ; the fathers and
brothers of many families had fled, and a number had joined the
patriot army, leaving old men, women, and children to live as best
they could; their crops, farms, fences, and buildings seized, burned,
and destroyed at the whim of petty British officers, who lorded it
over the conquered people and ate up their substance like an army
of locusts. They were the " hewers of wood and drawers of
water" for the King's military service. Capt.-Gen. James Robin-
son, a British officer, issued an order to the inhabitants of Hunt-
ington, Islip, Smithtown, and Brookhaven to cut and cart 3,000
cords of wood to the nearest landings before the 15th of August,
1780.
"In 1781 the people of Huntington were forced to raise 176 by
tax, for digging a well in the fort on Lloyd's Neck.
"Robert Jarvis, grandfather of Capt. Philetus C. Jarvis, who
lived at the east end of the village, and afterwards at Sweet Hol-
low, was gashed and cut in his head to force him to tell where his
money was. He did not tell, but he carried the marks of his
injuries to the grave.
"A. party of armed men, with bayonets, robbed Gilbert and Simon
Fleet, Moses Jarvis, merchant, of Huntington, and numerous
others, of all the money and plate they could find, and nearly
strangled one of them to death by hanging him to a beam in his
kitchen.
"The British officers took the farmers' horses, cattle, poultry, and
occupied their houses, turning their families adrift. ' It is stated
that British loyalist soldiers stole the bedding and clothing of
their ancestors, even to the blankets of infants in their cradles.
"The crowning outrage committed by the British in Huntington
was the desecration of the cemetery. The graves were levelled,
and a fort erected in the centre of the grounds, under orders of
Col. Thompson, called " Fort Golgotha." Over one hundred tomb-
280 APPENDIX N.
stones were destroyed. Barracks for the troops were built over
the bones of Huntington's early inhabitants. Tombstones were
used for .tables, and for building fireplaces and ovens. Loaves of
bread were drawn from the ovens with the reversed inscriptions
of the tombstones imprinted on the lower crust.
" Before closing, I want to vindicate the Town of Huntington
from the charge I have heard made by those who have never
investigated the matter, that the people were not in sympathy with
the patriot cause. It is true that there were some tories in Hunt-
ington, as there were in almost every town in the land, but their
numbers were few.
"The town at the early stages of the Revolution put itself on
record by its firm and patriotic resolutions. It is true that a form
of recantation was drawn up and sent to each town in the county
to be signed. It was generally but not voluntarily signed, and
only under compulsion. As far as this town is concerned, but one
man signed it. A large majority of the members of our town
committee fled to Connecticut, joined the rebels there, and never
signed any revocation or disapproved of their proceedings.
"Sir Guy Carleton in 1783 instituted a Board of Commissioners
for the object of adjusting such demands and claims against the
British army as had not been paid.
" Over three hundred accounts were rendered of losses, consist-
ing of horses, cattle, and stock, seized and stolen; houses, barns,
fences, and wood burned and destroyed; furniture, clothing,
blankets, silver and other ware, stolen; teams of horses and oxen
impressed into service, and other similar charges. The amount
of property stolen and destroyed in the town during the war must
have been about $150,000.
"The bills were sworn to before a magistrate, but the commis-
sioners sailed for England without giving them any attention, and
the people of Huntington never obtained any compensation for
their losses.
" To sum up the losses by the war, it was pretty evidently a losing
game for George III, as he not only lost the brightest jewel in his
crown when he lost the thirteen Colonies, but he had lost an army
of soldiers, and untold wealth. His bargain with the Landgrave
of Hesse is certainly worthy of record. The Landgrave let his
troops on hire during our Revolutionary War for $2,355,000,
which was at the rate of $150 a head for each Hessian killed.
This must have been a killing bargain for both, as it worked no
good for either."
APPENDICES O. AND P. 281
o.
LISTS OF LOYALISTS.
1778. A list of 430 names of men in the township of Hunting-
ton who took the oath of loyalty and peaceable behaviour to the
British Government before Governor Tryon in 1778. Among
them are found Austin Jarvis, Ichabod Jarvis, Henry Jarvis,
Philip Jarvis, John Jarvis, Eliphalet Jarvis, Daniel Jarvis, Abra-
ham Jarvis, Robert Jarvis, Nathaniel Jarvis, Jonathan Jarvis,
Joseph Jarvis.
Certified by Wm. Tryon, M. G. and Gov.
Province of New York.
To be recorded in the office of the County Court Clerk for
Suffolk County,
Wm. Tryon, Gov.
To Messrs Ireland and Youngs,
Huntington township.
1778. In an additional list who took the oath of allegiance and
peaceable behaviour before John Hewlett Esqr Justice of the
Peace, as certified by him to his Excellency Gov. Tryon, a list of
119 names. Among which are found Philip Jarvis aged 57,
Farmer, Huntington. Samuel Jarvis aged 51, Cordwainer, Hunt-
ington. Moses Jarvis, aged 28, Cordwainer, Huntington.
I hereby certify the 119 persons named in the foregoing list took
the oath of allegiance and peaceable behaviour to the British Gov-
ernment before me Justice, John Hewlett as certified by him to me,
Wm. Tryon, Governor &c.
This additional list of names in Huntington Township to be
recorded in the office of the County Court.
Clerk for Suffolk County 1778.
P.
CONFISCATION DEED OF PROPERTY OF BENJAMIN JARVIS, NOR-
WALK, OCT. 3, 1783.
Ivmfw all men by these presents, that whereas the Estate both
real and personal of Benjamin Jarvis formerly of Norwalk, in the
County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, who has gone over
to, and joined himself with the enemies of the United States of
America, hath by law been adjudged and declared forfeit to this
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282 APPENDIX P.
State and been proceeded with according to the laws of this State
in such cases made and provided and whereas the Debts and
Charges allowed against the Estate of the said Benjamin Jarvis
surmount the Movable Estate the sum of 75 100 lawful money,
the Court of Probate for the district of Fairfield, authorized
directed and impowered Samuel Gruman of said Norwalk Adm r
of said Estate to sell and dispose of so much of the real estate as
shall be sufficient to pay and discharge the said sum of 75 10
and the incident charges arising on said sale. Now know ye that
I the said Samuel Gruman Ad m r as aforesaid by force and virtue
of the power and authority given by said Court of Probate, and
for and in consideration of 'the sum of eighteen pounds lawful
money received of Nathaniel Benedict Jun r of Norwalk aforesaid
for the purpose of paying said Debts &c. Do give, grant, bargain,
sell and confirm unto him the said Nathaniel Benedict Jun r his
heirs and assigns forever, the one half part of a certain piece of
land lying in said Norwalk, situate on the West side of the river,
it being his former homestead land, the whole containing about two
acres and bound East by the County road, North and West by
highway. South by the said Nathaniel Benedits home lot and John
Seymore's land, together with the appurtenances thereof. To have
and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the
appurtenances thereof unto him the said Nathaniel Benedict Jun r
his heirs and assigns forever to his and their own .proper use and
behoof without any reserve or condition and as amply and fully
as the Gov r and Company of said State held the same. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of
October Anno Domini 1783.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered ^ Samuel Gruman
In presence of Seal.
Israel Judson j ^ ^^-^ '
Sarah Gruman - On the above date person-
ally appeared Samuel Gruman, the
signer and sealer of the foregoing
Instrument and acknowledged the
same to be his free act and deed.
Before me,
Eliphalet Lockwood,
Justice of the Peace.
A true copy of the original deed rec d to Record Dec. 4, 1783.
per me Sam 1 Gruman Eeg r .
APPENDICES Q. AND R. 283
Q.
PETITION OF THE INHABITANTS OF HUNTINGTON, L. L, 1783.
To his Excellency Robert Digby, Rear Admiral of the Red and
Commander in Chief &c &c.
The Memorial of the inhabitants of Huntington on Long Island,
Humbly showeth, That your Memoralists are still losers, in sup-
plying his Majesty's armed vessels in this Bay, with fresh Beef,
and that your Excellency may remember a former memorial that
we were the greatest losers at this season last year, and we would
observe to your Excellency that we have always supplied the
shipping with fresh Beef at your own price without a contract.
Also that there is not a sufficiency comes from the other shore to
supply the Troops in Town, and that Beef is \ and per Ib.
Therefore Beg your Excellency would take the matter into con-
sideration, and that he would be pleased to contract or allow us
a price, accordingly. And as in Duty bound will ever Pray.
Signed by the President, Thomas Jarvis. .
Huntington March 16, 1783.
Sent by Nathaniel Williams
To His Excellency
Robert Digby Esqr.,
Rear Admiral of the Red,
And Commander in Chief &c &c &c. '
R.
PETITION TO Gov. GEO. CLINTON, 1783.
To His Excellency
GEO. CLINTON, ESQR., Gov., &c., of
the State of New York.
We, the Subscribers, being desired by as large a number of the
principal inhabitants, as the time will admit of, of Huntington,
Smithtown, and Brookhaven, to congratulate your Excellency on
a return of peace and the Independence of the United States of
America, and to express the dangerous situation this Country is in
for want of regulation and Law, as we have been, and still are,
284 APPENDIX S.
the most exposed to Degradation and plunder of any County in
the State under your Excellency's Government, by reason of our
insular situation, and have now two Robbers in irons, which we
know not what to do with; to prevent which we would humbly
beg your Excellency's interposition. Arid that we might be
indulged, if it can be conveniently done, in the inestimable privi-
lege of a vote in the approaching election.
We would likewise beg your Excellency's attention to a safe
restoration upon a surrendering of the Archives and Records of
the County. We could heartily wish for, and do not in the least
doubt of the cheerful concurrence of every Town in the County,
would time admit of taking the sense and wishes of this extensive
County. We with pleasure subscribe your Excellency's Devoted
Friends,
( JOHN WICKS,
For Huntmgton, j THQMAS JARV I S;
( NATHANIEL WOODHULL,
For Brookhaven,
( PHILETUS SMITH,
For Smithtown,
S.
LETTER PROM REV. ABRAHAM JARVIS TO REV. SAM'L PETERS.
MIDDLETOWN, April 4th, 1796.
Rev. & dear Sir
Your last favor of Oct. 1st, 1795, I have had by me for a con-
siderable time. I could without loss of time have given you my
sentiments of the Canon referred to in your letter, as it may
respect you. I thought it might render what I should say the
more satisfactory, if I took the opinion of others. I accordingly
wrote to Bishop Seabury, and wished his sentiments, that my
answer to you might contain his, and what you might understand
to be the general sentiment of the Clergy in Connecticut. But
alas! on the same week I wrote, he ended all his mortal cares and
painful labors. On Thursday evening, February 25th, he suddenly
expired ; to all appearance perfectly well, he walked with his
daughter Maria to Mr. Saltonstall's; when there, complained of an
extreme pain in his stomach & breast, and' expired forty minutes
APPENDIX S. 'JX;>
after he entered the house. By his death, we have suffered a loss
to the Church, perhaps irreparable. He was justly considered as
a man of singular abilities, universally admired in the pulpit, his
method of delivery ever grave and commanding, his discourses, by
the best judges, were esteemed uncommonly solid, clear & inter-
esting. As a^Bishop, he conducted with great prudence, filled his
office with dignity, and lived in perfect harmony with the Clergy.
Such qualities & behaviour failed not closely to attach the Clergy
to him, and to secure the reverence and affection of the Church at
large, throughout the diocese. What effect his death will have
upon the Church, what will be done, time must reveal. Bishop
Seabury was a man who thought and spoke for himself. What
he spoke, he thought. You may be sure when he said he knew
of no obstacle to your being consecrated in America, he fully
believed there was none. By being personally known, I conceive
the Canon means such full information of the character and repu.
tation* of the person as to enable those who subscribe to the testi-
monial to do it with integrity and confidence that he is qualified
and fit for the office for which he is recommended. Residence is
not mentioned, therefore not required as a condition. Your con-
tinued communication and correspondence with your friend and
Brethren in these parts will not admit the words "for three years
last past " to be made use of against you. To a number of the
Clergy and more of the Laity, still living, you are personally known
in the most comprehensive sense the word is originally used. As
a native and a citizen, you hold property in the State, and may,
whenever you please, return and occupy it. You cannot therefore
be considered as a foreigner. Mr. Jay must have formed his
opinion of the Canon and general convention from some Reporter,
not from his own reading. Then I think any one may see, who
will read what I thought is absurdly called the Constitution of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. In that Instrument the Church is
considered by states. No State can be represented, nor have any
voice in the General Convention, without having acceded to and
subscribed that Instrument. Actual subscription, then, limits the
Convention, and determines how far it is general; it also deter-
mines what churches are bound by the Canon. I know not that
the Bishops are laid under any distraint in respect to their Conse-
crating a Bishop for a State not in the Union. They being at
liberty to act discretionary in that case, all that they could be
obliged to, or could properly require would be that the testimonials
286 APPENDIX S.
should be in manner and form as prescribed by the Canon. What
you relate of Bishop Provost and Dr. Beach, I heard something of
last June, at New York, from Dr. Learning. I mentioned it to
Dr. Beach ; he said he knew of no such Canon (none, I suppose,
that would admit of such a sense, or even so worded); he then
assured me that he had never written a syllable to the Arch -bishop
of Canterbury upon any such business, and did not believe Bishop
Provost had; and further, that he had never conversed with the
Bishop about you. I only replied that something of that tenor
must have appeared then from somebody, or you would not have
written in that manner, and expressed my surprise. At that time
I inquired of your son Birdseye, who told me he did not think a
letter would find you in London, as he supposed, if you were not
on your passage to America then, that you soon would be. What
you speak of as having passed at Lambeth, I am to suppose was
not hearsay. But I observe you name Dr. Jewel * for your author-
ity as to many things you say of Dr. Beach. That gentleman left
America with a mind very unfriendly to Dr. Beach. How far
personal resentment may have carried him, and what allowances
are to be made in respect of what is said under the circumstances,
I leave with you to judge. 1 take leave to observe that in the lat-
ter part of your letter there are some expressions for the meaning
of which, considered as yours, I am at a loss say " Episcopacy in
New England, against the hierarchy in the South." By the former,
do you mean the nonsense of Presbyterian Episcopacy in opposi-
tion to the true Episcopal hierarchy? if not, why the distinction
between Episcopacy and hierarchy? Do you not know that the
Convention at Philadelphia, in 1789, declared unequivocally their
belief in the validity of the Connecticut Episcopacy, and formed
the union of Eastern and Southern Churches upon one Episcopate ?
Episcopacy is an hierarchy. You mention Dr. Styles; has he,
since he made his exit from hence, made you a visit, and converted
you to the faith of Episcopacy without a hierarchy? Even Styles,
if he is suffered to converse with the renowned fathers of the
Church, I trust even then, knows better. As little to my under-
standing do you speak in saying, when you adopt a hierarchy-
farewell Episcopacy, and welcome to monarchy and popery, twin
sisters, &c. What could Dr. Styles have said more ! Whither are
you got ? into what are you transformed ? a sour republican and
Presbyterian ? Monarchy and Popery are not twin sisters, nor yet
*0r Smith.
APPENDIX T. 287
twin brothers, for the one is certainly much older than the other.
Let Popery be a bantling of Pandora's box. Yet I cannot think
the King of Salem and Priest of the most high God ever run in
such a box, while I remember so ancient a monument of monarchy
and priesthood, and consider that his Antitype, the Captain of our
Salvation, is also a Monarch and High Priest, and that he acknowl-
edged the authority of both Pilate and Cesar to be from Heaven.
I cannot feel myself disposed to think so hatefully or speak so
reproachfully of either of these dignitaries, lest I should rail
against God. If you court no acquaintance with an hierarchy,
why have you ever thought of being a Bishop ? There are those
among us who think you have not had the generous treatment
they wish you to have met with, but you will allow me to say I
am sorry to find that disappointment, and your ideas of maltreat-
ment, should cloud your mind with so dark and violent a resent-
ment as to cause a language to fall from your pen which may be
grateful to the dissenters and infidels, but to the real friends of
Episcopacy and the Church, can give no pleasure. I thank
Dr. Mosely for his friendly remembrance of me, and beg you to
give him my compliments and hearty good wishes. Mr. Jarvis
requests your acceptance of his most friendly compliments and
wishes to see you once more at our own, little parsonage in Mid-
dletown. Whether we shall enjoy that pleasure, God knoweth.
However you may determine, and God may order, the same
friendly sentiments and benevolent wishes I have ever entertained
towards you shall abide with me. In confidence that you will not
doubt this, I trust you will continue to believe me, though unavail-
ing, your real friend and brother,
ABRAHAM JARVIS.
REV. SAMUEL PETERS.
T.
TIIK LOYALISTS.
rom ^Lossing's Field- Book of the Revolution" Vol. 2, p. 667.
"The Loyalists of the Revolution were of two kinds, active and
passive, and these were again divided into two classes each, the
mercenary and the honest. We have elsewhere observed that
when the Declaration of Independence was promulgated, many
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APPENDIX T.
influential men who were fully alive to the importance of demand-
ing from Great Britain a redress of existing and increasing griev-
RECEPTION OF THE AMERICAN LOYALISTS IN ENGLAND.
[From Lossing's "Field-Book of the Revolution."*]
* Thi& is from an allegorical picture by Benjamin West. Religion and
Justice are seen extending the mantle of Britannia, while she herself is
holding out her arm and shield to receive the Loyalists. Under the shield
is the crown of Great Britain, surrounded by Loyalists. The group has
representatives of the Law, the Church, and Government, with other peo-
ple. An Indian Chief extends one hand towards Britannia, and with the
other points to widows and orphans, rendered so by the war. In a cloud
near Religion and Justice, are seen the Genii of Great Britain and America,
in an opening glory, binding up the broken fasces of the two countries, as
emblematic of the treaty of peace. At the head of the Loyalists, with a
large wig, is seen Sir William Pepperrell, one of their most efficient
friends in England, and immediately behind him, with a scroll in his
hand, is Governor William Franklin of New Jersey, son of Dr. Franklin,
who remained loyal until the last. The two figures on the right are Mr.
West and his wife, both natives of Pennsylvania.
APPENDIX U. 289
ances, were not prepared to renounce all allegiance, and they
adhered to the interests of the crown. These formed a large class
in every rank in society, and, being actuated by conscientious
motives, command our thorough respect. Many of these took up
arms for the King, remained loyal throughout the contest, and
suffered severely in exile when the contest was ended. Others,
for purposes of gain, and some to indulge in plunder and rapine
under legal sanction, were active against the patriots, and their
crimes were charged upon the whole body of the Loyalists. The
fiercest animosities were engendered, and common justice was
dethroned. The Whigs, who suffered dreadfully at the hands of
the marauding Tories, hated the very name of Loyalist, and,
through the instrumentality of confiscation acts and other meas-
ures, the innocent were often punished for the crimes of the
guilty. But when peace came, and animosities subsided, justice
bore sway, and much property was restored."
U.
NELSON JARVIS WATERBURY.
By Hon. John L. O" 1 Sullivan, Late Minister of the United States to
Portugal. t
The writer of the present sketch has accepted with cordial
pleasure the invitation to prepare it, addressed to him by the
compiler of this volume. No member of the widely extended
and honorable family to which, on the mother's side, Mr. Water-
bury belongs, can fill a fairer page in the record of its annals. I
have known him intimately from his early youth upward, alike in
his private, political, and professional life, and, though not always
concurring with him in his political action, know him to be one
of the most pure and conscientious, of the most generous and high-
minded, of the most patriotic and devoted, as well as one of the
ablest, of the limited number of men who constitute now the
front rank of the legal profession of New York. If friendship
should seem to warm any of the colors of this slight portrait
sketch, its lines are traced with the pen of truth and justice alone.
Distrustful of my competence to judge him properly in the special
aspect in which he is to be viewed, as a lawyer, from having been
absent from the country during the greater part of that period
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which has witnessed his rise to his present distinction at the Bar,
I have addressed myself to several of its most eminent members
who have had the best opportunity of observing him, both from
the bench and on the level ground of association in practice,
whether on the same or on opposite sides of the intellectual con-
tests of that noble profession, for their experience and judgment
of Mr. Waterbury; and it is their portraiture of him which in
these lines I only reflect and report. And I confess to have been
strongly impressed, most agreeabty, at the warmth and force of
language with which, with substantial unanimity, so many men by
whom to be praised is praise indeed, expressed themselves in
regard to Mr. Waterbury as a lawyer.
"Mr. Waterbury is one of the ablest men at the Bar," was the
language of one, himself second to none; "and there is probably
not one in ten who wins as large a proportion of the cases he
undertakes. If he had devoted himself solely to the profession
and left politics alone, which only cost him money instead of
gaining it, and if he had been somewhat less generous, he would
by this time have made a large fortune "
"Mr. Waterbury is a great man," said another; "though it is
not everybody who knows it." "And among those who do not
know it," I replied, "is himself." He continued, "Waterbury
has remarkable promptness, activity, imagination, resource, and
baldness. He has unflinching nerve and is fearless as a lion. For
the planning and direction of a campaign he has no superior.
And while he takes the broadest views, he neglects no detail. He
has often been the inspiring soul of movements of which others
have had the chief credit."
"The important legal office of District Attorney of New York,"
said another, " has never been filled more ably, uprightly, honor-
ably, and satisfactorily than it was by Mr. Waterbury. Nor is
there. any position to which he is not equal."
There was a general concurrence in recognizing that among the
elements of his success there shone conspicuously his perfect fair-
ness, his evident conscientiousness. Judges and juries alike felt
this. Before he pleaded his case, it had undergone trial in the
forum of his own conscience. He probably would not succeed
well in a case of whose honest merits he should himself have mis-
givings, though I doubt whether Mr. Waterbury could ever be
found the advocate of any such cause.
Thoroughly satisfied of its justice, of its rightf ulness, he becomes
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then filled with a devoted zeal for its success. His special faculty
and power of organization enable him to coordinate all the ele-
ments and means of success in the most logical sequence and
method. In such preparation he spares no labor. He has an
intense love of justice. As a public prosecutor, recognizing its
enforcement to be indispensable to the peace and order of such a
community as that of New York, he was inflexible and indefati-
gable in the discharge of what he felt to be a high moral duty,
from which not all his real tenderness of heart would make him
swerve, while at the same time he never strained justice into
cruelty, nor the power of the law into oppression. Every syllable
was true in the following solemn passage from a speech of his on
a trial in which he had to prosecute the author of two atrocious
murders mentioned further on, which, if they had passed unpun-
ished, would have placed in constant jeopardy the life of every
peaceful citizen walking the brown-stone-fronted avenues of New
York:
" If I know my own self, I would do no wrong to any man. I
never knew any motive of benefit, nor any impulse of feeling,
which could induce me deliberately to injure a single being in all
the world; and I certainly could not wilfully oppress a person
accused of crime, in regard to whom I am bound by a solemn
oath, the obligations of which not only require me to conduct the
prosecutions of the State, but also to make sure that, by my action,
no injustice is done to any man. Standing in the position in which
[ do, if by any act of mine, any intentional act of mine, a man
was convicted who was really innocent of an offense which involved
his life, I would be, gentlemen, in the sight of God and man as
black and as depraved in heart as he who took the lives of those
two men in reference to whose death we are now examining. I
trust that I have not, in all this prosecution, exceeded what justice
would permit, arid I believe I have done nothing more than duty
absolutely required."
On one occasion, after James T. Brady, the greatest advocate in
criminal cases of the New York Bar, had made an address which
seemed to carry away all the feelings of the jury on a wave of sym-
pathy for the family of his client, the accused defendant, and after
the District Attorney had followed in reply, Brady said that Mr.
Waterbury's speech was the best he had ever heard in court, and
that though he had at first thought he had captured the hearts of
the jury, Watorbury had taken them all away from him by his
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counter presentation of the wrongs and sufferings of other innocent
families, caused by such acts as his client was being tried for. I
mention this circumstance to illustrate what was the truth, that
the zeal for justice, which was the mainspring of Mr. Waterbury's
action, was not a mere stern and cold logical appreciation of an
abstraction, but had its source in a deep and genuine feeling of
sympathy for the human sufferings of those who are the innocent
victims of crime and wrong-doing.
While a very modest, not to say diffident man, Mr. Waterbury
had a properly high sense of the dignity, as well as of the moral
duties of the office of District Attorney, to which he had been
elected by the confidence of the people, ratifying the judgment of
the more intimate friends who had proposed him for it. On one
occasion he had sent a subpoena to Commodore Vanderbilt, that great
power in the State, who recently died, leaving an estate of a hund-
.red millions of dollars, who was then the owner of the Pacific Mail
Steamship line, requiring the attendance of a witness to prove an
indispensable point in a case he was prosecuting, with a memoran-
dum of the point to be proved, for which the testimony of one of
his employees would suffice. The great money potentate took no
notice of it, nor sent any witness. When the case was called Mr.
Waterbury quietly proceeded with the trial, but he took out an
attachment, and sent down an officer to arrest the person who had
dared to disobey a subpoena. In half an hour the Commodore
sailed majestically into the court-room, attended by a retinue of
about a dozen lawyers and friends. The effect was highly sensa
tional. The required testimony was furnished, and the accused
person was convicted. The Commodore was not a little astonished
to find himself arrested for the first and only time in his life. But
he afterwards had no ill-will for it, while he understood better than
before the duty of every citizen to obey the lawful process of
the courts. On another occasion, a bank functionary had to be
prosecuted in a case deemed very important, and a committee of
bank presidents had, by way of securing the very highest legal
talent for the prosecution, requested Mr. Waterbury, who was a
young man, to allow the prosecution to be conducted by Charles
O'Conor, and other counsel employed by the bank. Mr. Water-
bury said that he made no pretensions to rank professionally with
Mr. O'Conor, and should be glad and grateful for his powerful
aid in the management of the case, the argumentation on the admis-
sion of evidence, etc., but that he could not abdicate his duties
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and responsibilities; while he thought also that the public officer,
acting and speaking from the point of view of the public interests,
might have a certain weight with the jury different from that of
any private counsel, even though so able and eminent as Mr.
O'Conor. He accepted the cooperation proposed, but said the final
submission to the jury by the people would be by himself. It
happened that at the time of the trial Mr. Waterbury was quite ill,
and did not attend any day until an hour or two after the opening
of the court. He sat leaning against the wood -work of the raised
platform where presided the court, a mere listener to the evidence,
until the testimony was closed on both sides. The court-room was
crowded to its utmost capacity, with spectators attracted by the
forensic duel between two such advocates as Charles O'Conor and
James T. Brady. When the latter had finished his address for the
prisoner, Mr. Waterbury, feeling strongly the pressure of duty,
notwithstanding his feeble physical condition at such a trying mo-
ment, but having his own clear views of the aspects in which the
case should be presented on behalf of the people, walked round to
his accustomed seat, took off the wrappings which his illness had
caused him to wear, and, without & note of any kind to refresh his
memory, commenced his address to the jury, which lasted a couple
of hours. He then, with graceful recognition of his great eminence,
offered to yield to Mr. O'Conor, if he had omitted or inadequately
presented any points which ought to be further argued. Mr.
O'Conor replied that there was nothing more to be said, nor could
the argument have been better presented. He suggested only a
single minor point which had been omitted, and which he begged
Mr. Waterbury to state, as he had set forth all the rest. This was
done, and the case was won, and with it Mr. Waterbury won also
the highest respect and esteem of the whole crowded court-room,
bench, bar, and spectators.
In thus speaking of the legal ability and high moral elevation of
character exhibited by Mr. Waterbury in his discharge of the im-
portant office of the public prosecutor of the City of New York, I
have been led to anticipate dates, since it was not until 1858 that
he was elected to that position, as will appear below in the proper
chronological order.
Mr. Waterbury's capacity and character were early appreciated
by observant men. His law studies had been pursued in the office
of Messrs. Wells & Van Wagenen, a firm now passed away without
succession, but then held in high esteem by the substantial men of
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the city. He was admitted to the Bar as attorney, by the Supreme
Court, then consisting of three judges, Samuel Nelson being Chief
Justice. While in Albany, where the court sat in 1845, to obtain
his license as counsellor, his name was erroneously, and without his
knowledge, included for Justice of the Marine Court, in a pub-
lished list of candidates for the various offices, a large number,
then to be filled by the Governor, Silas Wright. On his return
home, just admitted as counsellor, he was constantly asked if he
was going to be appointed. His reply that he was not a can-
didate did not stop the course of events, for several gentlemen vol-
untarily wrote to the Governor, recommending the appointment,
and Governor Wright, having had personal opportunity of observ-
ing the capacity and usefulness of this young lawyer, gave to the
suggestion his cordial approval.
Mr. Waterbury was thus suddenly elevated immediately after
his admission as counsellor to the Bench of a court which had been
graced by many distinguished lawyers (among the number, John
Wells and Samuel Jones), while still so youthful as to appear a
mere boy. The title of judge seemed oddly fitted to that long and
slender youth, with small, beardless, and colorless face, blue eyes,
very light hair, and no breadth of chest and shoulders to speak of,
always suggestive of the idea of feeble health, yet he made one of
the best, most respected, and useful judges that had ever presided
in that popular court, which was one of real importance, though of
minor jurisdiction.
The truth is, that the judicial character of his mind, his analyt-
ical logical power, his quickness of apprehension, and conscientious
good judgment, singularly qualified him for the position. But he
did not hold it more than four years.
In 1848, one of the most remarkable political contests ever
known in the State of New York was fought to the bitter end.
Silas Wright (who had refused to accept the Presidential nomina-
tion tendered to him at Baltimore in 1844, but who had consented
to accept that of Governor in order to strengthen the Democratic
party in the Polk and Clay campaign of that year) had been defeated
for re-election in 1846, through the hostility of the wing of the
party called the " Hunkers," by a small majority, though the Dem-
ocratic candidate for Lieutenant-Governor was elected. The sud-
den death of Silas Wright a few months afterwards aroused the
most intense hostility on the part of his friends against those whom
they regarded as " the murderers of Silas Wright." At the Balti-
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more Convention of 1844, Mr. Van Buren's renomination had been
defeated by the opposition of the same faction, who aimed at the
nomination of General Cass, though after they saw the vehemence
of resentment they had awakened, fearing the loss of the Presi-
dential election, they offered the nomination to Mr. Wright, which
he refused, and the compromise result was the nomination of the
comparatively second-rate man, Polk of Tennessee.
Nevertheless, Mr. Wright consented to accept the Governorship
of New York, as the means of saving the State and the election to
the Democratic party, with Polk for its Presidential candidate.
The old enemies of Van Buren still strove for the nomination of
Cass in 1848, and it was for the purpose of killing off Gov. Wright
for 1848, that they defeated his re-election for Governor in 1846,
which was soon followed by his death, as above mentioned. Silas
Wright was regarded by the young men as the Cato of the Democ-
racy, or, like Brutus, as the u noblest Roman of them all." They
would tolerate no association with those at whose door they laid
"the deep damnation of his taking off." Cass was again and still
the candidate of these latter, and the unforgiving friends of Silas
Wright in his grave, preferred any and all consequences rather
than the triumph of Cass and the Hunkers. The fascinating influ-
ence and brilliant eloquence of John Van Buren fed the flame of
this superheated party feeling. To defeat at all hazards them
and Cass, for whom personally they entertained a profound con-
tempt, was their aim and passionate resolve. The result was the
strange and unnatural coalition which was represented by the
nomination of Van Buren and Adams on the " Buffalo platform."
Subsequent history has proven (in my opinion) that this was a
grievous mistake, though it had its origin in natural and generous
emotions. The result was that Cass was utterly defeated, Taylor
being, in the State of New York, first, Van Buren second, and Cass
third. The Whigs swept the State and the country. Mr. Water-
bury was second to none in his participation in the general feeling
and action of the young Democrats of New York, nicknamed the
" Barnburners."' The election of Taylor for a single term was, to
them, a minor evil in comparison with what they would have
regarded as the abomination of Cass under those circumstances.
Silas Wright was at least avenged.
To Mr. Waterbury, one immediate consequence was the loss of
his position on the bench. The Whigs, in full possession of the
State, and eager to possess all the offices, vacated his seat by
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reducing the term of the incumbent judges, and Mr. Waterbury
contentedly returned to the private practice of his profession.
This New York u Barnburners " revolt in the Democratic party,
in 1848, was a purely local and temporary episode. The two
divisions of the party in New York soon came together again by
natural gravitation, and the result was seen in 1852, in the over-
whelming majority by which Pierce, a mere brigadier-general in
the Mexican war, was elected over General Scott, its brilliant and
popular commander-in-chief. Mr. Waterbury approved the Clay
compromise measures of 1850, and has never since separated from
the National party.
After his retirement, in 1849, from his four years of service on
the bench of the Marine Court, Judge Waterbury pursued the
modest career of a young lawyer with a practice yet to make, and
with qualifications for success, and the achievement of distinction
more solid than showy. And if he was thus legitimately wedded
to Themis, she was far from possessing his whole heart. Another
passion divided it and led him often into truancy from his law
office that of politics. A full-bloode4 American, an earnest
patriot, an ingrained Democrat full of sincere faith in the people,
thoroughly imbued with the spirit of what may be termed the
Jacksonian era, imbibed by him from association with that pure
and noble set of men of whom, in New York, Van Buren, Wright,
Young, Flagg, Michael Hoffman, and others were the chiefs (his
intimate friend, Tilden, being another high pupil of the same splen-
did school), a born organizer, and of that temper of character which
made disinterested zeal and indefatigable work for the promotion
of what was to him right and duty a very law of his nature, a
necessity of his very conscience, the pale and slender young man
who, though nearly six feet, weighed less than 130 pounds (he can
now boast his 1.80), soon came to occupy quite an unique position
among the leading men of his party. His politics were a sort of
religion to him, and a religion of work as well as of words. He
had the confidence of their inmost circle, and was always found of
excellent counsel. He was of most useful private benefit* to the
Democratic press. Possessing a remarkable memory, attentive to
details as well as to generalities, and fond of statistics, he was
familiar with the figures of the past votes, not merely of States
and cities, but of counties and wards, and not alone of his own
State, but of the principal States of the Union; so that in election
times, when returns would come in much more, slowly and scat-
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teringly than in these modern days of electricity, he was invaluable
in helping to the earliest judgments of the results. The tables of
comparative returns which, at such periods, were the most import-
ant and interesting reading in the columns of the leading Demo-
cratic papers, were always sure to have proceeded from his accurate
and indefatigable pencil, to which they were a labor of love. And
in the city of his own residence, New York, he always took an
active and always most serviceable part, organization being at once
his forte and his delight. At the same time he was seldom one of
the speakers at public meetings; not only did he not possess the
requisite power of lungs and voice, but his style, though easy and
excellent in the prosecution of a logical line of argument to carry
conviction to the reason of a judge, and the mingled reason and
heart of a jury, was not of the kind most effective with popular
assemblages. Moreover, at such times he was always too busy
otherwise and after the victory often too much exhausted for
that kind of political work. But many a time, when the brilliant
popular orator would seem to carry off so large a share of the
credit for the victory achieved, Mr. Waterbury had really con-
tributed ten times more of effective though silent influence to the
result.
A sworn enemy to corruption and every form of dishonesty in
politics or in morals, and ever unrelenting to the old enemies of
Silas Wright (to this day tears have been seen to come to his eyes
at that name), while he possessed the unlimited confidence and
esteem of all the leading men of his own wing of the Democratic
party, he became, of course, the object of a special animosity and
dread to those of the other.
In 18.53, the members of the Common Council of the city had
already become popularly known as " the forty thieves ; " and the
Legislature, upon the application of a committee consisting of
Peter Cooper, Henry Grinnell, James Boorman, and other leading
citizens of that high category, which had been organized for the
sole purpose of securing municipal reform, passed a series of
amendments to the city charter, to be submitted to a popular vote
before taking effect. The election for this object was a special
one. -md none of the political organizations took any part in it.
The danger was, however, imminent that it would be controlled
by the members of the Common Council, the most influential poli-
ticians of their respective wards, and all interested in defeating
the proposed amendments. Only two weeks remained before the
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election, and the friends of reform found themselves in danger of
defeat. Judge Waterbury's ability as an organizer was well
known, but he was not a member of the committee. Duncan 0.
Pell, afterward Lieutenant-Governor of Rhode Island, and Geo. B.
Butler, a confidential business associate of the late A. T. Stewart,
were sent to request him to prepare a plan for organizing the brief
campaign, and to direct it. He promptly prepared a paper setting
forth a perfect plan to arouse the dull and languid public attention,
so as to secure success at the election. The committee unanimously
and gratefully approved his plan of organization and action, and
urged him to assume the task of its execution. He finally con-
sented, on the condition that he should have the sole management,
and should not have to consult with any committee or other
authority whatever; to which the committee had the good sense
to agree. "When the caucus of the Common Council learned that
the campaign was to be conducted by him, they realized that any
attempt to defeat the amendments would be useless, and all opposi-
tion was abandoned. The reform movement was, however, organ-
ized with the most perfect and complete system, every detail being
arranged with the greatest care, and with such success that the
amendments were adopted by a majority of 30,000 in a vote of
about 36,000; quite a full vote for a quarter of a century ago.
About two years before this, in 1851, the part of the city in
which Judge Waterbury resided was set off as a new ward, and
the Democrats selected him to represent it in the Board of Educa-
tion of the city; a position always esteemed one of high honor.
He declined the nomination, but was nevertheless elected. He
could not be insensible to such an expression of confidence, and
such an appeal to his philanthropy; and for nearly eleven consecu-
tive years served as a school officer, taking at once a leading part
in educational matters. He brought to these new duties the same
spirit of zeal and thoroughgoingness which characterized his action
in all matters in which he saw duty to be performed and public
good to be accomplished. The service was wholly gratuitous, and.
involved much labor, sacrifice of time, and even some expense.
At that period, and for years before, vehement controversy existed
between the Roman Catholics, under the lead of their priesthood,
and the powerful Public School Society, over the question of the
religious influence exerted upon the minds of the children by the
spirit and tone of school education. On the one side a Protestant-
ixing influence was produced, or claimed to be produced, through
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the reading of the Bible in the schools and the use of books con-
taining or suggesting anti-Catholic ideas. The Catholics (chiefly
Irish and Democratic in their party associations) not only made
such complaints, but claimed that an affirmative religious influence
ought to be exerted in the course of early education; and they
wanted the existing public school system broken up, and specially
Catholic schools established to work side by side with the Protest-
ant ones, according to the preferences of the parents. There was
a great deal to be reasonably urged on both sides of such a contro-
versy. Personally Mr. Waterbury was a Protestant (Episcopalian,
and strong for the "Apostolic succession "), and shared the general
unwillingness of the community to seeing a sectarian disruption of
the great common school system of -New York. But he was at the
same time a reasonable, just, and, above all, a practical man. In
the first year of his service he was appointed by the President of
the Board, the Hon. E. C. Benedict, upon a committee to confer
with the Public School Society for the transfer of its schools (about
equal in number with those under the control of the Board of
Education) to the control of the latter body; and to his tact and
ability the accomplishment of that union was largely due. As
chairman of the finance committee or of the committee on by-laws,
.-Mid ;is ;i member of other important committees, his labors were
constant, and of great value. The statutes of the State relating to
the Board, and the by-laws of the Board, were constantly under
amendment by him, until finally nearly the whole of both bore the
impress of his revision. One signal triumph may be here specified
which marked his service in the Board. Some of the schools, in
wards with population almost entirely Roman Catholic, were not
opened with the reading of the Bible. When the bitterly anti-
Irish and anti-Catholic party, which strangely gloried in the name
of "the Know-Nothings," obtained for one year control of the
Board, a majority of the committee on by-laws reported a by-law
to compel such reading of the Uiblo ; under such penalties that, if
the local officers failed to obey, the schools should be closed. The
proposed by-law had not been considered at any meeting of the
committee, so that no remonstrating minority report could be heard
against it, but was embodied in a report signed by a majority of
its members. Judge Waterbury, in the Board, asked that its con-
sideration should be postponed to enable him to submit the views
of the minority. This fair and rightful request was refused,
and the by-law was passed by simple force of numbers. At the
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next meeting (July, 1859), he submitted a minority report, which
also bore the signature of the Hon. William E. Curtis, now chief
judge of the Superior Court of the city of New York, but the
Board refused to receive or print it. Judge Waterbury had it
printed at his own expense as a pamphlet, and distributed to the
members, the newspapers, and the public, and the result was that
the by-law at once became as dead as though a blank paper. It
was utterly disregarded, and no attempt was ever made to enforce
it. Indeed, the subject was so completely disposed of that in the
twenty years which have elapsed, although the agitation of the same
question has disturbed other communities, the city of New York
has remained entirely free from it. Some years afterwards, at the
last meeting of the Board attended by Judge Waterbury, and on
his proposition, a motion repealing the dead by-law was unani-
mously adopted. Space permits me to quote only the following,
which was the conclusion of the report referred to:
"'The undersigned, 'while they are thus decided in their opposi-
tion to the policy of compulsion, are also earnestly in favor of the
daily reading of the Bible in our schools. They realize fully the
inestimable value of that sacred book, in its influence upon the
formation of character, in its guidance of our daily life and con-
duct, and in the preparation which it affords to all who accept it
for the eternity beyond the grave. In their own Wards, where
their advocacy of the policy of the daily reading of the. Bible is
proper and available, they have uniformly expressed these senti-
ments, and it is gratifying to them that the Bible is, and has been,
read daily in every school in their respective Wards, from the
organization of each school to the present time. Yet they do not
deem it necessary or proper to seek occasion for the reiteration of
these sentiments, much less do they believe that that sacred book
should be used as a shibboleth 'by a political or any other secular
interest. When religious matters are degraded from their high
and holy sphere to the uses of partisanship 'of any kind, it is too
often found that those who are loudest in their professed advocacy
are not always, either in their language or conduct, the most con-
sistent with religious purity or principle. Without imputing any
such deficiency to their colleagues in the Board who have supported
these by-laws, the undersigned have failed to observe anything in
the present agitation denoting a higher purpose than they have
above indicated ; on the contrary, it seems to them to be clearly
imbued with the unworthy spirit of personal and political ends,
rather than with the peaceful and beneVolent spirit of the Gospel
of Christ.
"While the undersigned have argued that the Board possesses
no power to adopt the compulsory By-Laws, it is due to themselves'
to declare that they would be averse to the policy of compulsion,
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even if the power to adopt it were undoubted. They are entirely
convinced of the wisdom and expediency of the rule which leaves
this matter to the action of each locality. There is no subject
whatever, notwithstanding the gentleness and moderation of its
own principles, and. the brotherly love and charity which it incul-
cates, upon which mankind feel so keenly, or often manifest so
much asperity, as upon that of religion. It works its way onward,
no/ by reason of the occasional intolerance and violence of its
advocates, but by its inherent beauty, wisdom, and power. They
do not believe that a sincere convert has ever been made to any
religious doctrine by outward compulsion, whether ecclesiastical,
military, or political. It is not probable that any greater success
will attend an attempt to force the daily reading of the Bible upon
the people of any locality, whatever may be the motives that
prompt their opposition to its use; but, on the contrary, the
attempt is likely to arouse a 1 more determined resistance.
" In conclusion, because the Board has no authority whatever to
pass these By-Laws, because they uproot the wise and beneficent
policy consistently pursued during the whole continuance of the
existing school system; because there is no necessity for their
adoption; because they are harsh, unjust, and oppressive in their
provisions; because they proceed .upon a basis of violence and
force, hostile to the very spirit of the Bible itself; and because
there is imminent danger that they will substitute for a state of
prosperity and peace, the issues of strife and destruction, the
undersigned were and are opposed to their adoption, and they
believe that such opposition will commend itself, not only to every
friend of the principles upon which our civil institutions are based,
but also to all who prize and venerate the precious and immut-
able principles of the Christian faith."
In the summer of 1853, the newly-appointed postmaster of New
York earnestly solicited Judge Waterbury to accept the position
of assistant postmaster, for the special purpose of securing his
recognized ability as an organizer, for the establishment of an
improved system for the delivery of letters throughout the city;
offering to make to the salary such addition, out of his own, as
would make it properly remunerative. With great reluctance
Judge Waterbury finally consented. Such diversion of his atten-
tion and time from his profession was necessarily damaging to his
practice of the latter ; for the law is a jealous and exacting mistress.
Probably the laborious work to be done, for a good public service,
and in the element in which he took a certain intellectual delight,
exerted a fascination upon Judge Waterbury, which tempted him
into an unwise deviation from his proper line of professional HIV.
At that time the delivery was made by carriers who collected a
fee of two cents on each letter for their compensation. Some
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routes were worth over $2.000 a year, others under $500. Every
carrier had to attend at the general post-office to receive his letters,
though some routes were nearly five miles distant from it. Some
made three or four deliveries a day, to others only one was possible.
And there were a number of private establishments scattered
throughout the city, styling themselves " post-offices," and making
rival deliveries. Instead of such system as ought to work the postal
service of a great metropolis, there was chaos, and a chaos equally
absurd and injurious to the public accommodation. He first broke
up the undue advantages of carriers on the dense business routes
by requiring half of the carriers' fees to be paid into a common
fund, and distributed on a plan by which the carriers on routes
covering large areas received a larger sum per letter than those on
routes embraced within a circuit of a few hundred feet. Having
thus secured the means of equalizing the delivery over the whole
city, he also established hundreds of locked boxes at suitable places
throughout the city, from which letters were taken at stated hours
each day, by regular collectors. He next assailed the private post-
offices, as they were called, and at last, after a desperate resistance,
compelled them to discontinue their illegitimate business. Thus,
step by step, he gradually, and with great difficulty because every
movement, strenuously resisted by those whose interests were nec-
essarily damaged by reform, had to receive the approval of the
Department at Washington prepared the way for an entirely new
system. At the end of about two years he had the satisfaction of
being able to make his reform comprehensive and complete. The
city was divided into seven districts, in each of which (other than
the one containing the general post-office) a station was established,
designated as stations A, B, etc., each one of which was practically
a post-office for the district; so that, while letters continued to be
directed to the New York post-office, they were there distributed
and sent in bulk to the proper districts, from which they received
their local delivery with the utmost possible promptitude and
regularity. Conversely the collectors from the boxes delivered at
the stations of their respective districts, from which transmission
was made to the general office. The constant and rapid commu-
nications between the central office and the stations, to and fro,
was effected by circulating wagons, making the circuit of the city
at stated intervals each day. Not merely the general system, but
every detail, including the mapping out of the districts, the hiring
;ind fitting up the stations, the selecting and drilling of the men,
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etc., was personally attended to by Judge Waterbury; and so
thoroughly, that the new system was a complete success from the
very day of its opening ; working like clock-work, in the whole and
in all of its parts. With the growth of the city, the districts have
been increased to nearly twenty, but the system remains unchanged,
except only that the delivery of letters is now free from any car-
rier's charge. Once or twice minor changes have been made, but
they did not work well, and Judge Waterbury's system, pure and
simple, was soon restored. Thus a very model for city delivery
of mailable matter was established in New York, which has led to
an improvement of the carriers' delivery everywhere, and to a very
large yearly increase in the revenues of the Post-Office Department.
Yet few reflect or remember to whose organizing and creative
genius all this is due.
The reaction from his excessive labor brought upon Judge
Waterbury a severe sickness, a condition of fevered nervous
exhaustion. He had all along felt an undue confidence that his
elastic, while delicate constitution could endure the strain of any
amount of work that should not exceed twenty-four hours in the
day. With a pulse at 120, and unable to leave the house, he had
a clerk from the post-office to attend him every day with the papers
requiring his action. The grateful postmaster, learning from his
physician that his recovery was hopeless unless he should abstain
from work, directed that no more papers should be taken to his
house. Without the employment which had sustained while it was
killing him, he broke down, as the thorough-bred who can, or at
least will, go while between the shafts, sinks to the ground the
moment they are withdrawn. Judge Waterbury was then pros-
trated in bed with a fever which continued unbroken for two
months. As he began to rally a little in the spring of 1856, he
proceeded to Cuba, and thence traveled home through the south-
ern states, reaching New York at the end of May, with health
completely ivrsrablished. Such is the history, not before written,
of the establishment of the present postal system of the City of
New York.
While yet in the post-office, it became necessary in November,
ls;,s, to elect a new District Attorney for the city. That func-
tionary is the public prosecutor, and occupies a relation so close to
the administration of the general police system, that, while the two
branches are officially distinct, he is in some sense its intellectual
head. The leading men in the Democratic party appeared to turn,
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with almost one mind, to Judge Waterbury. He suggested that
as he had been out of the practice of the law for over five years,
it was a dangerous experiment to put him in that position ; but
they had full confidence in his ability to fill any office with credit
to himself and those who had selected him for it, and he was nom-
inated with great unanimity, and triumphantly elected. Their
sagacity was soon vindicated from all doubts whether of himself
or of others. He had not been four months in the office before he
had won the entire confidence of the public. The wife of a man
named Stephens had died one year previously, and there were such
strong grounds of suspicion that she had been poisoned, that Judge
Waterbury directed the disinterment of the body, and an exam-
ination to be made by Prof. R. Ogden Doremus, the eminent
chemist: It was found to be permeated in every part with arsenic,
which had preserved it from decay, and Stephens was indicted for
murder. He was one of the false professors of an ostentatious
piety, and his fellow- worshippers in his church rallied indignantly
to his defense, and supplied the means for it to be made with
ability and vigor. The trial lasted three weeks, and ended in the
conviction of the murderer, who, after the case had been taken to
the Court of Appeals, and the conviction affirmed, suffered the
penalty of the law. The work so efficiently begun .was vigorously
followed up. Every case of the wilful use of deadly weapons,
whether fatal or not in the result, was prosecuted, and the guilty
were punished. There was a large, powerful, and dangerous
class in New York, against whom this bold and firm course was a
personally hazardous, and very hazardous, declaration of war.
William Mulligan, a gambler, one of its most noted members (who,
when excited with drink, was a reckless ruffian, and who was after-
wards shot to death by the police of San Francisco), found himself
compelled to exchange the fashionable broadcloth and diamond
studs with which he promenaded Broadway for the simpler uni-
form of Sing Sing, for the crime of aiming a loaded pistol at a
police officer. And while the assaults endangering the lives of
public officers were inflexibly and severely punished, these latter
were made to know that they too would be held to strict account-
ability for any unnecessary degree of severity towards even the
criminal class. Judge Waterbury held that there should not be
an outcast class in any Christian or civilized community, and that
care should be taken to show the offenders that while the law
exacted obedience it did not withhold just protection. The result
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was not long in manifesting itself. Even the more depraved, when
they found that justice was not a one-sided word, and that, while
one hand held the sword of public duty, the other held the shield
for the defense of all entitled to it, felt the good and wise molli-
fying influence ; and New York, reversing its bad repute, became
known for a time as unsurpassed for order and quiet by any city
of its size in the world. So in regard to the frauds known as
ticket-swindling, which made New York a place of terror to the
multitudes attracted by its business facilities, who daily embarked
at its wharves. Judge Waterbury took up the task of correction
in his characteristic, thorough -going way, and made short and
sharp work of the principal offenders, and so paralyzed and deter-
red the rest that the system became, and has remained a thing of
the past.
The great case of Charles Jefferds for the murder of John
Walton and John W. Mathews, was the most important one of
Mr. Waterbury's term of the District Attorneyship. The prisoner
had the powerful aid of James T. Brady as his leading counsel.
It was a horrid case; an intricately tangled, and every way a most
extraordinary one. Jefferds was a step-son of Mr. Walton, being
son of Mrs. Walton by the first of the several marriages of
which that with Mr. Walton had been the last. Walton was shot
down at the corner of Third Avenue and 18th street, at 20 min-
utes past 11, of a bright moonshiny night, when there was no lack
of people in the streets. The assassin, who had been lying in wait
for him behind a tree, stepped up close to him, after he had passed,
killed him on the spot by a large bullet through his brain; fled,
was pursued, turned upon his foremost pursuer, Mathews, and by a
shot in the breast, laid him also dead on the spot, himself escaping
The pistol was found the next morning in a neighboring yard,
where it had been flung, with two barrels out of the five dis-
charged in their work of twofold murder. As there were two
distinct crimes, separated by an interval of time, and prompted
by different motives, though the one grew out of the other, there
were two indictments. On the first, that for the deliberate lying-
in- wait assassination of his step-father, Walton, the evidence was
insufficient for a conviction. His face had been seen too rapidly
by moonlight, and at too great a distance, for conclusive identifi-
cation. After a few minutes of hiding under a stoop, he had got
off on a street-car, and had crossed the ferry to South Brooklyn,
where he reached his lodgings so promptly that, in view of some
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differences of time, as estimated by the various witnesses who
heard the shots, it was a point strenuously disputed for the defense
whether he could have accomplished the distance in his flight.
And that which was the real motive to the crime, was at once as
difficult to prove as it was horrid and revolting, namely, a prompting
by his mother to rid her of her husband; prompting in which hire
was combined with hate. She had a strong interest in Mr. Wal-
ton's dSath at that time, so that she could receive her widow's
dower in his considerable estate; for he had recently put her away
for just cause, and she knew him to be on the track of the evi-
dence which would show her to be either the undivorced wife
of a husband still living, or to have at least passed for the wife of
that other man without the sanction of marriage. On the indict-
ment for the murder of Mr. Walton, Jefferds had escaped con-
viction, but the District Attorney remained thoroughly convinced
of his guilt, and held the other indictment still over him, for the
murder of Mathews, his pursuer in his flight; a conviction held
also by the brother of the murdered Walton, now guardian of his
orphaned children, and as such resisting the suit of Jefferds's
mother for her dower. Judge WaterBury did not, however,
choose to proceed at once to the trial of the second indictment,
.but, on the contrary, surprised the public by releasing Jefferds
from prison on his own recognizance. More evidence to bring the
crime home was necessary, and he trusted to that providential law
which always tends to make the murderer himself betray his
ever-torturing secret, and was not unwilling that his apparent
triumph over public justice, and consequent sense of security,
should, together with his habits of dissipation and intemperance,
favor the operation of that law. The able Chief of Police, Mr.
John A. Kennedy, who had been surprised to see Jefferds thus
released from custody without a second trial for the second crime,
proposed to the District Attorney to have him " shadowed" by a
skillful detective, who should fall into acquaintance and intimacy
with him, and so obtain the needed clues to other circumstances
of a character to complete the evidence.
Mr. Waterbury felt the strongest obligations, of a civic as well
as of official duty which called for a conviction in such a case. If
such a crime, perpetrated with an audacity so defiant of the public
justice, should be crowned with impunity and triumph^ no peace-
able citizen's life would be safe on the best streets of New York
against the hand of murder, whether prompted by greed or by
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revenge. The profligate habits of the criminal thus allowed to go
at large rendered the task of the detective no very difficult one,
notwithstanding that Jefferds was informed by his mother that
she was told that his new associate was a policeman. He let out
where he had bought the pistol, and even confessed the first
murder, for which he knew that he could not now be tried again ;
indeed, in his cups, he had rather a tendency to boast of it. He
was arrested and tried for the second murder, that of Mathews.
The case was still a difficult one, being almost wholly one of cir-
cumstantial evidence, since a detective's testimony to confessions
was very questionable, It also involved the curious point that the
Walton murder, for which the criminal was now safe, had virtually
to be tried over again; not to convict him for it, but to fasten it
upon him as a vital element in the proof of the other murder
which had grown out of it ; the two being inseparable, and it
being conceded that he could not be convicted of the second
murder unless he had committed the first, there being otherwise
no proof of motive.
The trial lasted a week. Judge Waterbury's management of
the witnesses was very masterly, and his address to the jury was a
model of clear exposition, lucid analysis, effective grouping of a
large variety of details, all converging to the focal point of demon-
stration and conviction, and of that calm and dignified strength,
conscientiously directed to a righteous object, which became a
public prosecutor who felt his high but painful function to be that
of a priesthood in the temple of justice. It was in the course of
this address that he repelled in the language above quoted an
attempt that was made by the defense to prejudice the jury by the
imputation of a vindictive excess of zeal in the prosecution, giv-
ing it a character of persecution. When he sat down all felt the
doom of the criminal to be sealed, and the jury were so completely
satisfied that upon retiring they immediately voted by ballot, with-
out discussion, that he was guilty.
Tin's trial won higU praise for Judge Waterbury for the forensic
power displayed by the District Attorney, and better still, the
respect of all wl;o had followed it, for the man. Tlie wretched
murderer eventually, however, escaped the doom of the scaffold,
lie wjis killed in prison by a fellow-convict, in an affray provoked
by the reckless violence of character which had thus conducted
him to its foot. A lawyer present at this trial (since a distin-
guished judge), referring to Waterbury's success as public prose-
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cutor, said that "Speaking without notes, he had a habit, when he
had finished a point, of letting his eyelids close for a few seconds,
while he selected the next that he would present. It thus became
an axiom among the frequenters of the court, that when the dis-
trict attorney shut his eyes the prisoner's last chance was gone."
The signal success of Judge Waterbury as a prosecuting officer
was due to an unusual combination of qualities those qualities,
mental and moral, which have been above indicated. His quick-
ness of perception, remarkable memory of facts and faculty of coor-
dinating them, firmness of purpose, conscientiousness, and intense
earnestness, would carry his juries along with him almost uncon-
sciously. His firmness was as manifest as was his fearlessness. If
he felt any doubt of a person's guilt, he would frankly say so.
He would never press a juror into the box to whom an objection
could be made with the smallest show of reason. No testimony
offered by a prisoner was excluded unless it was so clearly incom-
petent as to be a mere waste of time; and no 'prisoner failed to
have a material witness because he could not himself procure him,
if the public money could bring him. But while he thus gave
every fair and proper chance, even to the most guilty, and no word
nor act ever manifested the least spirit of injustice to' the prisoner,
even in the mind of the District Attorney, this very conduct of the
prosecution gave additional force against him, so that it became
almost a settled axiom, that for Waterbury to try was to convict,
unless he himself declared to the jury that the case involved some
reasonable doubt.
If I have dwelt a little on this feature of Judge Waterbury's
professional life, it is not alone because I regard it as signally hon-
orable to him, but with a view to present it as a model, alike in its
nobleness of method and in its practical success, to all to whom is
assigned the delicate function of the public prosecutor, a function
which in France is called and theoretically regarded as a magis-
tracy, though we so rarely see it exercised in the semi-judicial spirit
befitting that title. In the present instance-, I really think it was
performed in a spirit not less sincerely judicial than if the District
Attorney had been sitting on the bench instead of pleading be-
fore it.
It may seem strange that such a model District Attorney was
not re-elected on the expiration of his term in 1861, but the reason
for that was an additional honor to Judge Waterbury's name.
Before the close of his term he had felt it his duty to bring before
the Grand Jury and investigate certain action of the Common
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Council, for which it was reported that large sums of money had
been paid. The members of that body, the influential local poli-
ticians of the wards, to whom such a prosecution by such a prose-
cutor opened up a vista in which, through the stages of exposure
and disgorgement, the cells of Sing-Sing closed the perspective
before them, saw in Judge Waterbury (though himself a zealous
and active Democratic politician) at once their foe and their fate.
The candidate of the Republicans was indorsed by the Mozart
branch of the Democratic party controlled by the then Mayor of
the city, and though Judge Waterbury ran 7,000 ahead of his
ticket, he was defeated by only about 900. Had he been re-elected
to continue the campaign of investigation and prosecution then
opened by him, it seems probable that the noxious plant of muni-
cipal corruption, already vigorously started in a rank soil, could
never have flowered out into the splendid and gorgeous propor-
tions it attained just ten years afterwards, when the exposure of
its enormous growth alarmed the whole country, and added to the
American language a word which, as the name of a man now
gone to his last account, has become the name of a thing which
unhappily is not yet equally defunct.
The extraordinary vigilance and efficiency of Judge Waterbury's
discharge of the duties of this office were curiously brought out to
public light soon afterwards. The Board of Supervisors had
voted to raise the salary of his successor from $5,000 to $7,000.
The Mayor, Mr. Opdyke, a Republican, vetoed the measure, in a
message in which he contrasted the work of Judge Waterbury in
the last year of his term (1861), with those of the proposed bene-
ficiary of the increase of the salary in the only year of his time
(1862) which had elapsed. The Mayor's figures were as follows,
to which are appended the results of the contrast. Dealing with a
question referring to Judge Waterbury, he seemed to have caught
a little of his genius for figures tabulated in statistical form to
prove important facts.
Percentage of
1861. 1862. Decrease. Decrease from
1861.
No. of indictments found by the
Grand Jury, . 1,239 949 290 .23
" of convictions, . . 690 399 291 .42
" " acquittals, . 154 97 57 .37
" sent to City Prison, . 79 59 20 .25
" " " Penitentiary, . . 245 137 108 .44
" " State Prison, . 279 114 165 .59
Aggregate of sentences to State Prison
other than for life, . . 977iy.338fy. 638'years. .65
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The smallest decrease was in the number of indictments found
by the Grand Jury. In the prosecution of the indictments, the
decrease was not as great in the acquittals as in the convictions.
In the punishments, the decrease was larger, as they increased in
severity, until in the aggregate of sentences to the State Prison,
which includes both the number sent and the length of their terms,
the decrease was nearly two -thirds of the total for 1861. As the
same judges presided each year, the comparison illustrates the in-
fluence exerted by an efficient prosecutor over the entire adminis-
tration of the criminal law. It is no wonder that the Mayor could
see. no good reason for an increase of pay to remunerate so great
a falling off in performance. It would be still higher credit to
Judge Waterbury, and praise to his administration, if we should,
without any comparative disparagement to that of his successor,
accept the supposition that the deterrent influence of the certainty of
punishment, which had grown up under the former, combined with
those wholesome moral influences of a different character of which
mention has been made above, had so acted on the vicious habits
of the criminal classes of the city as really to have wrought the
effect of producing so great a reduction in the frequency and grav-
ity of their offenses against the law and the public justice.
When the news reached New York of the fire opened on Fort
Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston, in April, 1861, Judge Water-
bury was selected by the Democratic General Committee of the
city of New York to draft an expression of its sentiments
(the duty of drafting important resolutions was one frequently
deferred to him), and his clear, strong, and patriotic resolutions
were adopted with enthusiasm, and were greatly effective in giv-
ing hope and courage to the upholders of the Union everywhere,
as an authentic declaration of the opinion of the mass of the Dem-
ocratic party in their great stronghold. They are appended in
a note,* as the best possible presentation of the ideas of a " War
* Whereas, This General Committee, and those they represent, have, to
the present time, been the consistent advocates of the rights of every sec-
tion of our country, and the firm defenders of the Constitutional rights of
the Southern people, to protection from every species of assault upon their
peculiar domestic institutions, and have always maintained their right to
share, upon equitable terms, in the settlement of the National domain, and
have made resolute and strenuous efforts to secure an adjustment of the
whole matter in controversy, upon a basis at once just and liberal toward
tin- South. and honorable to our whole country; and
Several of the Southern States have assumed the position of
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Democrat." Even while feeling bound to avow that, not less con-
scientiously, nor less patriotically, than Judge Waterbury framed
them, the writer of these pages would have been compelled to
violent resistance to the National authority, which resistance has been car-
ried to the extent of actual war, manifested hy outrages on the nag of the
United States; the forcible seizure of their fortifications and property; the
preparation of extensive armaments and batteries for assault upon the forces
of the nation; the bombardment of Fort Sumter; and, finally, by an invi-
tation to the freebooters of the world to prey upon the commerce of our
people ; and
Whereas, The rulers of the Seceded States, by the measures aforesaid,
have commenced a civil war upon the United States, threatening their
existence as a National power; and
Whemtx, The members of the Democratic party a party whose history
is I lie record of an eminent and successful part in the formation of our
institutions, the administration of our (iovernment, and the prosperity of
our country, are especially called upon by all the memories of the past, and
all the hopes of the future, to rally with promptness and vigor to the de~
fense of their country against all foes, whether at home or abroad ; there
fore,
Resolved, That the Democracy of this city are heartily united, with all
of its citizens, as one man, to uphold the Constitution, enforce, the laws,
maintain the I'nion, defend the Flag, and protect the Capital of these I'nited
States, in the full and firm belief that this preservation of our national
unity is the only security for the rights, liberties, and power of our own
people, and the greatest hope of oppressed humanity throughout the world.
MW/vv/, That this rally for the country is nobly and wisely made by
our whole people, irrespective of party organizations, and without regard
to past differences of opinion or action, for the purpose of sustaining the
( Jovernment in t he exercise of its powers and duties as the constituted
authority of the nation; and that in the same spirit, and for. the same pur-
pose, all questions as to what has been done or omitted in the way of con-
ce-ston and conciliation, and all questions respecting the course and policy
of the Administration, should be forgotten until the national honor has
been vindicated, and the national power firmly established.
Resolved, That the unanimity and spirit with which the people of the North
have responded to the call of the President for material aid in the present
crisis, should not be taken as an indication of the least desire, or eveii wil-
lingness on their part, to war upon the people of the South ; but only as an
evidence of their determination to preserve the Union, as a blessing of in-
estimable value, and to defend the sacred Flag of our country, "which com-
mands the homage of all our hearts; and of their i n ilex ible resolve that
Bunker Hill and Mount Vernon, New York and New Orleans shall never
be dissevered.
Resolved, That we cannot disregard the evidences which have been pre-
sented, that in many parts of the South, the resistance to the National
power has been accomplished by the terrorism of mob rule, and against
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oppose them, and to support rather the policy expressed by Gen-
eral Scott and Mr. Greeley, in -the expression, "Erring Sisters,
go in peace," in the firm conviction that less than five, years
would have witnessed a sure return, and a better Reunion. But
victory crowned the policy of the war, which was not less a conflict
of ideas, and principles, and consciences, than of arms. Every man's
duty in such times and events, was what was dictated to him by
his own soul. If mingled good and evil have been its results, so
would they have been of a different issue. Happily, all can now
meet fraternally on the ground of mutual respect and self-respect,
oblivion of the old animosities, and all be at one in recognizing
that
" There's a Divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough-hew them how we will."
The truth is, that the "Barnburners" of 1848, the friends of
Van Buren, and the avengers of Silas Wright, did not believe in the
reality of the long threatened " danger to the Union " from the
anti-slavery agitation. History soon taught them better, when the
Whig party, after 1852, assuming the new name of the " Republi-
can " party, made with the Abolitionists, on the large national scale,
that same alliance which the " Barnburners "in New York had
virtually entered into for a momentary occasion, as they deemed, on
the u Buffalo platform." The result was, that Fremont was all but
elected in 1856, Lincoln elected in 1860 ; and the dread history of
the interests and wishes of the conservative classes, embracing a large por-
tion of the extensive owners of slaves; and we yet look to Tennessee and
Kentucky, containing the tombs of Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay, and
the homes of James Guthrie, John J. Crittenden, and Andrew Johnson, in
the hope that their fidelity to the Union and the National Flag will be
maintained amid all the difficulties of their position; and we pledge our-
selves to those States, and to all the loyal men of the South, to defend the
Constitutional rights and interests of every section of the Union, at all
times and under all circumstances, with the same zeal and fidelity with
which we will uphold the National power, and aid in the prompt and
proper punishment of all traitors.
Resolved, That we have witnessed with pride and admiration the calm
and forbearing possession and 'heroic defense of Fort Sumter, by Major
Robert Anderson, a gallant and noble son of Kentucky, and for his patri-
otic efforts for peace, his brilliant defense of his Flag, and his manly refusal
to surrender to the enemy, we render to him our heartfelt thanks ; and that
all who may distinguish themselves in the service of this glorious Union
iu its present peril, will be honored throughout the country, and enshrined
in every patriotic heart throughout all time.
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the four years that succeeded we all know, as also the secondary
consequences to the whole country, moral, political, and industrial,
which have trailed through our sky, like the tail of some baleful
comet, from then even till now. Like Seymour and Tilden, Mr.
Waterbury and the bulk of the party known as " War Democrats "
supported the government with steady firmness and zeal in the
sustainment and enforcement of the Union, though neither he nor
they ever gave any approval to many arbitrary acts of the party in
power, incidental to the prosecution of the war, which were deemed
to be not less unnecessary than they were in violation of established,
principles of law and the constitution.
In the fall of 1862, Judge Waterbury was nominated for member
of Congress by all of the three organizations into which his party
was at that time divided. His election was certain, the Democratic
majority in the city and in his district being overwhelming. But
there was a close contest for the governorship between Horatio
Seymour and General Wadswortll, in which the former had to a
considerable extent the support of the " Old Line Whigs," an
influential body of men in all the large counties of the State. One
of their number, James Brooks, Editor of the Express, desired
strongly to go to Congress from Judge Waterbury 's district, which
he had formerly represented as a Whig of the Clay and Web-
ster times. It was a subject of complaint on the part of that
interest throughout the State that, while they were zealously
supporting the Democratic party, they were not even allowed a
single member of Congress. They pressed their claim for a seat
from the city, and Mr. Brooks was their most prominent representa-
tive man. It was deemed important towards securing the election
of Gov. Seymour that their new Democratic sympathies should not
be chilled by refusing them this satisfaction. Judge Waterbury
consented that the question of his withdrawal in favor of Mr.
Brooks should be referred to Charles O'Conor, John Kelly, and a
third person whom Mr. Brooks should select. The result was that
it was deemed judicious that Mr. Brooks and his party should be
gratified, and Mr. Waterbury at once withdrew, unwilling that in
the event of Gov. Seymour's defeat he should appear to have con-
tributed to that result by not having appeased that dissatisfaction
on the part of the "Old Line Whigs." The local disappointment
was very great. Indeed, the Hon. Elliott C. Cowdin, who was the
Republican candidate, stated that he would have withdrawn in Judge
Waterbury 's favor rather than that the latter should retire. Though
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Judge Waterbury did not believe that the result in the State would
be controlled by his action, he preferred, if the representative men
of his party would take the responsibility, to avoid any possibility
of the imputations which might attend an adverse result. He has
several times since been urged to be a candidate for Congress,
with a certainty of election, but he felt constrained to adhere to
the practice of his profession. This is to be regretted, for it is
certain he would have made one of the most useful and influential
members of that body, and have done good service to our country.
. GQV. Seymour tendered to Judge Waterbury the position of
Judge- Advocate-General of the State, and, fearing that he would
not accept it, requested the late William Cassidy, then the Editor
of the Albany Argus, to visit New York and urge Mr. Waterbury to
take the office as a matter both of personal friendship and of public
duty. He finally consented, because, though nominally a military
position, it was really a law office, and the dark days were come
which gave it an importance not attaching to it in the ordin-
ary " piping times of peace." It carried the lawful rank and title
of Brigadier-General, but Judge Waterbury had so little taste for
military display by mere civilians, that he never wore his uniform
in public but on a single occasion, and habitually refused to answer
to the salutation of "General." Among the great number of our
" generals," he therefore enjoys the distinction of being perhaps
the only man who refused to be styled by that title, so that we
have to adhere to the old customary designation of " Judge."
In the first year of his service occurred the terrible New York
riots of July, 1863. They began on a Sunday, and Judge Water-
bury reached the city on the evening of Monday, and after that
was constantly on duty. Gov. Seymour, who arrived in the city on
Tuesday morning, had great confidence in his ability and tact, and
found in him a most efficient aid. On Wednesday noon he sug-
gested to the Governor that the chief cause of trouble was less a
riotous disposition on the part of the people, than their enforced
idleness, business having been effectually stopped by the fact that
neither omnibuses nor railroad cars were running. The Governor
authorized him in his name to take measures to remedy this state
of things. Proceeding alone in a carriage to the various depots
and stables, he saw before midnight the representatives of over
twenty of some twenty -six railroad and stage lines, generally situ-
ated in the midst of the riotous district (a service of no small
danger and daring); and using words of mingled entreaty and
APPENDIX U. 315
authority according to circumstances, and working with his charac-
teristic earnestness and tact, he induced them all to listen to his
proposals and enter into his views. They were very apprehen-
sive of the consequences by reason of the threats which had been
made by the leaders of the rioters that their buildings should be
burned if they should recommence business, but Judge Waterbury
arranged with them that military forces should be stationed at
various convenient points for the protection of their property.
Reaching the police headquarters at one o'clock in the morning, he
wrote an order by the Governor to Major-General Sandford to
detail a military force to each of the several places designated, and
to have them at their posts by five A. M., and handed it to the
clerk of the commissioners to be immediately delivered. All was
thoroughly combined and executed, and worked like magic, and at
an early hour the people were delighted by the customary sight
and sound of the public vehicles, not less cheering to them than
was the simultaneous sunlight, for it was the best assurance that
order was restored. If Judge Waterbury had chosen to accept his
lawful title of "General" (by which Gov. Seymour always persists
in addressing him), he certainly had on this critical occasion fairly
earned it; and by better means, and the display of better qualities
of good sense and good feeling combined with courage, than those
required for the winning of the crimsoned honors 'of the battle-
field.
The provoking cause of these riots had been the disproportion-
ate and unfair allotment for the draft made against the city: an
injustice the more irritating because, in its execution, it was made
to bear with a peculiar degree of oppression upon a particular
nationality. It looked very much like a political discrimination
against a Democratic population; at the same time it admitted
perhaps the palliation that those who arranged the allotments may.
have supposed that our Irish fellow-citizens have such a natural
love and genius for fighting that they might rather like than -other-
wise the being conscripted for the war, in however excessive a
disproportion. Governor Seymour directed the Judge- Ad vocate-
General to investigate the facts in relation to the enrolment in the
metropolitan cities of New York and Brooklyn as a basis for the
draft of soldiers. After an examination made with his usual
thoroughness, accuracy, and exhaustiveness, Judge Waterbury
made a report which proved to demonstration that the enrolment
iu the metropolitan districts was twice as large in proportion to
316 APPENDIX U.
population as in the interior counties of the State. He proved
the political character of the enrolment by showing that while the
total votes in 1860 had been, for the Lincoln and Anti-fjincoln
Congressional districts, respectively, 457,257 and 151,253, the
conscripts required from them were, respectively, 39,626 and 33,-
729"; and that while in 1862 the total votes in the Wadsworth and
Seymour Congressional districts had been, respectively, 353,621
and 186,255, the conscripts required from them were, respectively,
33,068 and 40,287. Such figures, viz., 40,000 conscripts required
in the Seymour districts (chiefly New York and Brooklyn) from
186,000 voters, against only 33,000 required from 353,000 voters!
The calm and persuasive demonstration of Judge Waterbury's
report was irresistible. Nor in the President (Lincoln) did he
encounter any other than a fair and honest spirit. There had also
been great unfairness in the drawing. " In the drawing in the 9th
district, which is in the city of New York," says Judge Waterbury
in his masterly report, "so far as the list was published, there was
a great disproportion in the names of people of a particular line-
age, although only one-fourth of the inhabitants of the district
were born in Ireland. I called the attention of the President to
this fact, and suggested to him that such a result could not be con-
tinued throughout the city without being followed by a belief in
the public mind that the draft had been unjustly made. He
answered, ' Of course not ' ; and added with an earnestness I was
glad to observe, ' I will not permit either a real or an apparent
fraud.' " The effect of Judge Waterbury's report was that a
commission was appointed by the Secretary of War to examine
the matter, and upon its report the quota required from the city
was reduced by 20,000 men.
In May 1862, Judge Waterbury was elected Grand Sachem (or
presiding officer) of the Tammany Society, and served one year.
At the close of 1863, he retired from the Tammany General Com-
mittee, and has ever since been an unyielding adversary of the
virtual domination of " Tammany Hall " over the Democracy of
New York. A time serving politician, one less disinterested in
patriotism and democracy, less stern and uncompromising in his
passion for political purity inseparable from public economy in a
word, one less thoroughly imbued with the spirit of the idol of his
youth, and the exemplar of his manhood, Silas Wright, would rather
have tended to keep on good terms with the leaders controlling the
majority of his party in the great city of his own residence. But such
APPENDIX U 317
is not, and never has been the temper of Judge Waterbury. Such
a man must necessarily make many formidable political enemies,
but they respect as well as dread him, even on the field of irrecon-
cilable conflict between them. Himself fears nothing and nobody,
and rather exults in the " stern joy " of the fight, than shrinks from
its blows, or takes account of his own interests or his own labors
in its conduct. At the same time, while in local politics for muni-
cipal reform, and honestly economical good government, he is thus
uncompromising, in national politics he is one of the most thorough,
sound, and devoted members of the great Democratic party of the
Union, and as such is one of the most sagacious, prudent, and prac-
tical. He is a truly valuable citizen of the Union, the State, and
the City, to all of which he has rendered and will to the end, con-
tinue to render truly valuable patriotic service. si sic omnes !
Many passages in the life of Judge Waterbury have been neces-
sarily omitted from this honest and sincere, while friendly sketch
of him, which does not pretend to the character of a biography.
One other only will be mentioned. In 1871, an Act was passed by
the Legislature for the appointment of three Commissioners to revise
the Statutes of the State. Francis Kernan, the present eminent
Senator in Congress, who was appointed as one of them, declined
to serve, and Governor Hoffman appointed .Judge Waterbury in
his place; one of the highest tributes of compliment that could be
paid to a lawyer and public man. Gov. Hoffman made the spon-
taneous selection, because convinced that he could not find a better
man at the Bar to do justice to the work involved. When the
Commissioners proceeded to their work, a radical difference was
found to exist in their views. The majority insisted on extensive
amendments of the statutes. Judge Waterbury, with fyis ever
practical mind, urged that such a course would inevitably array,
against whatever report the 'Commissioners should make, a combin-
sitimi of interests affected by, or differing in opinion from, the
sweeping changes proposed, resulting in the probable eventual
defeat of the work. He claimed that only such amendments should
be made upon the statutes,* already not very long before revised,
as were clearly necessary, namely, such as were merely verbal.
Each side presented a report to the Legislature, setting forth its
views, but no action was taken by that body. With wide differ-
ences of opinion among the Commissioners, which continued in
spite of all attempts to harmonize them, the work proceeded but
slowly. Both sides again submitted conflicting reports to the
318 APPENDIX r.
Legislature, and as that body, after the lapse of two weeks, still
took no action, Judge Waterbury, unwilling to waste his time in
what he considered useless work, resigned the office. Time has
justified the wisdom of his views. After the lapse of nearly eight
years from the creation of the commission, and a cost to the State
of a quarter of a million of dollars, the commission has ceased to
exist, having only partially accomplished its work, of which only
a part has been enacted by the Legislature ; the profession is pro-
foundly divided over the subject, and the present question appears
to be, not whether any more shall be adopted, but whether what
has been enacted shall be allowed to stand.
Judge Waterbury is a son of Col. Jonathan Waterbury, a highly
esteemed citizen of New York, who died in 1829, at the early age
of thirty -one. His mother was Elizabeth Jarvis, daughter of
Elijah Jarvis (nephew of Bishop Jarvis), and of Betsey Chapman,
daughter of Dr. Chapman, a distinguished physician of that day,
of Norwalk, Connecticut. Both of his mother's parents were car-
ried off by yellow fever, in New York, in her infancy, in the year
1801. It is said that at the great ball given by the .city to Lafayette,
at Castle Garden, in 1824, Colonel and Mrs. Waterbury were the
handsomest couple in the room. It is related that on the occasion
of that ball, the streets and approaches to Castle Garden were so
blocked by the crowds of carriages, and people on foot, that Colonel
and Mrs. Waterbury had to take a small boat at the foot of Court-
landt Street, to reach the scene of the festivity.
Judge Waterbury married early in life, Miss Gibson, a lady
whose parents, resident in Boston, Mass., had died in her infancy;
her mother was of the Cooledge family. She has been ever the
blessing, and solace of her husband's life. They have three lovely
daughters, and one son, now a student in Columbia College,
destined, like his father, to the profession of the law. Judge Water-
bury is one of tne most amiable and unselfish of men, and a true and
constant friend, too often, perhaps, too generous a one. Among
the million of its population, New York contains no more affection-
ate and unostentatiously pious a home, one in which the parents are
the friends and companions of the children; nor has its portal
ever yet been darkened by the shadow of death. Long may it
continue to enjoy that favored exemption.
VALEDICTORY.
"Aye, thus it is! One generation comes,
Another goes, and mingles with the dust.
And thus we come and go, and conic and go,
Kach for a moment filliuu up
Some little space. And thus we disappear
In quick succession. And it shall l>c so
Till time in one vast perpetuity
Be swallowed up."
By the guidance and support of Divine Providence we have now
reached the end of our labors, having completed, to the extent
of our ability, the history and genealogy of the " Jarvis Family."
We send the volume forth among the generations of the Jarvises
throughout the land, in the hope that they will be as happy and
proud as we ourselves, are in rejoicing in the fact that there are
and have been many very eminent and pious members of the
Family, and that the country has been much benefited by the
good they have done. It is the hope of the Authors that this
little volume may outlive them for the edification and instruction
in our genealogy of the many generations yet to come who shall
arise and call their progenitors blessed. .
One family circle is but the reflex and epitome of the great
numbers scattered over the country. We hope that the book will
bind all the families closer in the bonds, not only of kinship, but
nt friendship, and that on the great day when all* will be called
together, they may be. found with their hands clasped and their
hearts in unison.
That the importance and value of these family histories are daily
becoming more manifest, is illustrated by the fact that they are
increasing in numbers year by year. Few persons, comparatively,
however, duly appreciate their importance, or are aware that to the
same feeling among the Hebrews, which prompted their produc-
tion, we owe, under God, the historical portions of the Bible. The
history, too, of the most ancient kingdoms of the earth, as China,
320 VALEDICTORY.
Egypt, Chaldea, Babylonia, etc., would have remained unknown to
other nations, but that their people were inspired to make a gene-
alogy of their sovereigns, which necessarily embodied a history of
their country.
From the earliest ages genealogy has occupied much of the
attention of mankind, and whether we consult sacred or profane
history, we shall find the extraction or derivation of the individual
always considered as making an important part of his history.
Although the actions of a man himself are the truest proof of
his merit, yet it is impossible for the mind not to connect with
these the opinion we have of his extraction. And so, whoever
pays due attention to the natural sentiments of mankind, while he
keeps clear of the absurd prejudice which gives honor and respect
to extraction alone, will acknowledge that the actions of men are
not the only ground of respectability or estimation in the world.
The reader will observe that our genealogy is more minute in
some families than in others. Our original plan was to have given
only so much of the genealogy as was necessary to connect the
biography of the successive heads of the Family, and prevent any
doubt about the descent, but we found a pretty general inclination
to have the line traced minutely, and have thought it right to yield
to the wish, as well as to respect the opinion of such a number of
persons. Respectfully,
THE AUTHORS.
INDEX IN TWO PARTS.
PART I. CHRISTIAN NAMES OF PERSONS BEARING THE
SURNAME OF JAR VIS.
PART II. NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE MARRIED INTO
THE JAR VIS FAMILY, AND NAMES OF DESCENDANTS BEAR-
ING OTHER SURNAMES.
If. B. The references are to the numbers opposite the names on the
let 1 hand side of each page, except in a few cases where the number of
the page is referred to, marked (p).
The number in large type at the head of each family record is the num-
ber of the father or mother, as the case may be, brought forward from the
margin of the page on which the name occurs in the preceding generation.
The number given in the Index will, therefore, give the place where a
person's name occurs in his or her father's family, and, by looking for the
same number in the large type, his or her own family record, if there be
one, can be found.
PART I.
DESCENDANTS NAMED JARVIS.
Name.
No.
Name.
Aaron,
1807
Adiel,
Abatha,
373
Adolphus,
Abigail,
Abigail,
73
126
Albert F
Albertina S.,
Abigail,
219
Alfred,
Abigail,
1996
Alfred,
Abigail,
2027
Algernon Sydney,
Abigail Atkins,
2052
Alice,
Abigail C.,
1563
Alice B. ,
Abraham,
4
Alice Maud,
Abraham,
10
Alma,
Abraham,
21
Almira,
Abraham,
41
Almira,
Abraham,
91
Alonzo,
Abraham,
345
Alvah,
Abram,
97
Amanda,
Abram,
(p.) 120
Amelia,
Adaline Ursula,
255
Amelia,
Ada Dagma,
1127
Amelia,
Addie Stone,
1087
Amelia Ann,
Adeline Matilda.
2354
Amelia Hyde,
41
No.
587
1509
1676
165
190
1516
1963
1043
1068
1937
1545
1797
1859
2398
1506
1865
101
225
552
1960
2347
322
INDEX. PART I.
Name.
No.
Name.
No.
Amelia Jane,
397
Arthur H. K. (Jervis),
1707
Amelia Sarah,
789
Arthur Leonard Fitz Gerald,
818
Andrew Jackson,
2158
Arthur Murray,
558
Andrew Spooner,
2066
Arthur Murray,
1142
Andrew Spooner,
2103
Asa,
2335
Andrew Spooner,
2107
Asahel,
1496
Angelina,
278
Asahel,
1497
Angelina,
1964
Asahel,
1622
Ann,
78, 186
Asahel Amos,
1647
Ann,
2328
Asahel Hatch (Jervis),
1521
Ann Augusta,
733
Augusta,
151
Ann Christina Farmar,
305
Augusta,
279
Ann Eliza,
276
Augusta Lavinia,
,930
Ann Eliza,
1084
Augustin,
2423
Ann Eliza,
1773
Augustine,
1741
Ann Eliza,
2138
Aurelia B.,
1629
Ann Elizabeth,
155
Aurelia Content,
1645
Ann Ellen,
450
Austin,
32
Ann Frances,
594
Ann Frances Carr,
2098
Bainbridge,
2288
Ann Olney,
2245
Belle,
653
Anna,
168
Benajah,
1737
Anna,
289
Benjamin,
125
Anna,
1813
Benjamin,
381
Anna (Jervis),
1830
Benjamin,
601
Anna Augusta,
1896
Benjamin,
1938
Anna Head,
2260
Benjamin,
2043
Anna Lee,
2266
Benjamin,
2068
Anna Louisa,
1732
Benjamin At water,
328
Anna Maria,
412
Benjamin Franklin,
1778
Anna Maria,
1662
Benjamin H. ,
1917
Anna Mary,
843
Benjamin L.,
515
Anna Sprague,
1651
Benjamin Sturges,
220
Anne,
399
Betsey,
74
Anne Decima,
588
Betsey,
79
Anne E. ,
1566
Betsey Stelle,
2058
Annie,
1461
Bill,
1490
Annie E. ,
1854
Blanche E.,
1421
Annie Elizabeth Stewart,
817
Brewster,
2420
Annie Flagg,
2273
BriceW.,
514
Annie G. ,
2257
Annie G.,
2370
Caleb,
2324
Annie Ladd,
2197
Carlton,
1812
Antoinette Augusta,
601
Caroline,
393
Arthur,
592
Caroline,
584
Arthur Clay,
1429
Caroline,
1958
Arthur Edward,
2265
Caroline,
2132
Arthur Henry Boyd,
846
Caroline,
2346
DESCENDANTS NAMED JARVIS.
323
Name.
No.
Name.
No.
Caroline A.,
2278
Charles Fitz,
2181
Caroline Amelia,
413
Charles Frederick,
455
Caroline Amelia,
734
Charles H.,
1710
Caroline Eliza,
1959
Charles Herbert,
459
Caroline Elizabeth,
329
Charles J.,
1690
Caroline Louisa,
2174
Charles James Anson,
174
Caroline W.,
2100
Charles Lavallette,
1012
Carrie D. (Jervis),
1832
Charles Leonard,
942
Catharine,
61
Charles Maples,
1223
Catharine,
200
Charles Mercer,
285
Catharine,
209
Charles M. S. (Jervis),
1706
Catharine,
299
Charles P. ,
2275
Catharine Amelia,
339, 720
rhari.-s Ralph,
391
Cecilia Sophia,
786
Charles W.,
1628
Celina North,
1659
Charles W.,
2236
Charity,
1869
Charles William,
849
Charity,
2395
Charlotte,
127
Charles,
99
Charlotte,
173
Charles,
301
Charlotte Augusta,
453
Charles,
495
Charlotte Maria,
487
Charles,
511
Charlotte Maria,
488
Charles,
669
Charlotte Mary,
1111
Charles,
1020
C. Willis,
1061
Charles, .
1045
Chester,
1543
Charles,
1810
Chester,
1668
Charles,
2039
Chloe,
1495
Charles,
2059
Chloe,
1498
Charles,
2062
Clara,
1090
Charles,
2071
Clarissa,
497
Charles,
2099
Clarissa,
1023
Charles,
2140
Colborne Dennis,
1209
Charles,
2167
Constance Kingsmill,
1147
Charles,
2340
Cora Elizabeth,
1011
Charles A.,
618
Cordelia,
1939
Charles Abraham,
319
Cornelia,
600
Charles Alpheus,
489
Cornelia E. ,
" 1840
Charles Augustus,
722
( 'harles Augustus,
725
Daniel,
105
Charles Beverley,
556
David,
1436
Charles Brydger,
1128
David,
1803
Charles Church,
2073
David Conklin,
1789
Charles Edward,
452
David R. ,
1873
Charles Edward,
743
David Sandford,
507
Charles Edward,
2106
Deborah,
25
Charles Edward,
2157
Deborah,
108
Charles Edward,
2178
Delancey,
196
Charles Edward L.,
792
Delia Farley,
2239
Charles Edwin,
1663
Douglass,
1082
324
INDEX. PART I.
Name.
No.
Name.
No.
Dorcas,
2394
Elijah Albert,
317
Dwight,
1544
Eliphalet,
1742
Dwight,
1661
Eliza,
603
Eliza,
1785
Ebenezer,
119
Eliza (Jervis),
2412
Ebenezer,
376.
Eliza Ann,
611
Ebenezer Nostrand,
1881
Eliza Ann,
1877
Edgar,
560
Eliza E. ,
1567
Edgar Beaumont,
1149
Eliza Lane,
2351
Edgar Hewlett,
1894
Eliza Rowland,
717
Edgar Ralph,
1129
Elizabeth,
14
Edmund,
371
Elizabeth,
39
Edmund A. ,
1924
Elizabeth,
117
Edmund Allen,
1909
Elizabeth,
172
Edmund Allen,
(p.) 137
Elizabeth,
293
Edmund Head,
1124
Elizabeth,
311
Edmund Meredith,
1097
Elizabeth,
321
Edmund Owen Meredith,
824
Elizabeth,
338
Edward,
138
Elizabeth,
496
Edward,
406
Elizabeth,
1493
Edward,
1117
Elizabeth,
1775
Edward (Jervis),
1828
Elizabeth,
1791
Edward,
2025
Elizabeth,
1815
Edward,
2060
Elizabeth,
1945
Edward,
2097
Elizabeth,
1951
Edward,
2341
Elizabeth,
1953
Edward ^Emilius,
931
Elizabeth,
1966
Edward B.,
2237
Elizabeth,
1978
Edward Buckingham,
360
Elizabeth,
2010
Edward Clifton,
845
Elizabeth,
2015
Edward Lutwich,
389
Elizabeth,
2028
Edward Scott,
2063
Elizabeth,
2037
Edward W.,
1691
Elizabeth,
2046
Edward W. Boyd,
407
Elizabeth,
2054
Edward William,
834
Elizabeth,
2326
Edward Winslow,
1016
Elizabeth Arnold,
400
Edward Worrell,
415
Elizabeth Bartlett,
2136
Edwin,
1547
Elizabeth Black,
2096
Edwin Rogers,
1731
Elizabeth Bowmon,
2348
Electa,
1503
Elizabeth Colt,
782
Electa,
1504
Elizabeth Hannah,
211
Eli,
75
Elizabeth Harriett,
416
Eli Starr,
221
Elizabeth Hart,
352
Elias.
1987
Elizabeth R. (Jervis),
1831
Elias,
2006
Elizabeth Smith,
2150
Elias,
2022
Elkanah,
1755
Elijah,
92
Ella,
1066
Elijah,
1491 ! Ella P.,
1072
DESCENDANTS NAMED JARVIS.
325
Name.
No.
Name.
No.
Ellen Anderson,
677
Florence Isidore,
1681
Ellen B.,
2227
Foster,
1065
Ellen Caroline,
793
Frances,
1927
Ellen Maria,
586
Frances Amelia,
213
Elma Muriel Murray,
1362
Frances Amelia,
355
Eloisa,
1934
Frances Amelia,
580
Eloisa L.,
714
Frances E. ,
1595
Emeline,
1619
Frances Hubbard,
2362
Emeline C.,
617
Frances Huldah,
341
Emily,
1868
Francis,
716
Emily (Jervis),
1824
Francis,
2321
Emily Caroline,
793
Francis,
2337
Emily Elizabeth,
451
Francis C.,
610
Emily Maude,
941
Francis Carr,
2116
Emma,
1701
Francis H. ,
1675
Emma Bowne,
1724
Francis H.,
1679
Emma Jane,
1922
Francis Head,
2173
Emma M. ,
1852
Francis Henry,
2153
Emma Robins,
2249
Francis Griswold,
1642
Emulus,
1798
Francis Griswold,
1709
Emulus,
1837
Francis Pillsbury,
2242
Erastus,
1617
Francis Proudfoot,
1153
Ernest,
1151
Francis Roach,
2065
Ernest Frederick,
847
Frank,
669
Ernest Leonard,
1347
Frank,
1032
Esther,
6
Frank Adolphus,
1698
Esther,
16
Frank Hope,
836
Esther,
27
Frank Pepperrell,
2112
Esther,
60
Frank Seymour,
2248
Esther,
84
Frederick,
390
Esther,
1792
Frederick,
1224
Esther,
2386
Frederick,
1889
Esther,
2402
Frederick,
2092
Esther Lucretia,
296
Frederick A.,
2276
Ethel Hazen,
1350
Frederick Arnold,
825
Eugene LeBaron,
2186
Frederick Augustus,
1093
Eunice Amelia,
331
Frederick Augustus,
2152
Eunice Morgan,
1932
Frederick Augustus,
2261
Eva,
1156
Frederick Clarence,
1096
Kverard Augustus,
2267
Frederick H. ,
2366
Experience,
1864
Frederick M. ,
1846
Frederick Sandford,
291
Funny,
1131
Frederick Starr,
212
Fanny Fayerweather,
185
Frederick Starr,
1119
Florence,
1026
Frederick Starr,
1145
Florence,
1047
Frederick Tiffany,
1643
Florence Annie,
1349
Frederick William,
551
Florence Caroline,
1095 i Frederick William,
2166
326
INDEX. PART I.
Name.
Frederick William,
Frederick William,
Frederica Augusta,
George,
George,
George,.
George,
George,
George A. ,
George Atwater,
George Atwater,
George Cyprian,
George E.,
George Hamilton,
George Howard,
George L. Bowne,
George M. ,
George Milton,
George Murray,
George Oglevie,
George Oglevie,
George Robinson,
George Rogers,
George Seymour,
George Sherwood,
George Stephen Benjamin,
George Thomas,
George Washington,
George William,
George William,
George William Hope,
Grace Gillet,
Grace Lathrop,
Gracie,
Griethene,
Gustavus,
Gustavus,
Gustavus Rochfort,
Haller,
Hannah,
Hannah,
Hannah,
Hannah,
Hannah,
Hannah,
Hannah,
No.
Name.
No.
2246
Hannah,
368
2270
Hannah,
372
356
Hannah,
1746
Hannah,
1768
318
Hannah,
1902
726
Hannah (Jervis),
2379
2286
Hannah (Jervis),
2409
2399
Hannah Fowler,
1977
2413
Hannah Owen,
154
2176
Harold,
1152
324
Harrie,
1222
325
Harriet,
498
491
Harriet,
1507
1874
Harriet,
1552
1094
Harriet,
2361
2256
Harriette,
604
1725
Harriet Amelia,
281
2415
Harriet Augusta,
332
1030
Harriet Augusta,
669
449, 815
Harriet Bartlett,
2139
175
Harriet E.,
1025
1015
Harriet E.,
1584
1110
Harriet Elizabeth,
163
785
Harriet Head,
2264
388
Harriet Rebecca,
342
585
Harry Augustus,
1141
215
Harry Newton,
1428
553
Harry St. John,
1210
2159
Hattie L.,
1849
284
Helen (Jervis),
1631
1965
Helen,
2078
819
Helen A.,
1680
1696
Helen Amelia Margaret,
848
1420
Helen Louisa,
1678
1888
Helen Marion,
2353
1520
Helen Mary,
839
1511
Helen Pearce,
1982
1514
Henrietta,
191
395
Henrietta,
363
Henrietta A.,
2235
1508
Henrietta Dobson,
142
53
Henrietta S.,
347
65
Henry,
62
76
Henry,
194
85
Henry,
222
112
Henry,
370
129
Henry,
1739
275
Henry,
1871
DESCENDANTS NAMED JARVIS.
327
Name.
No.
Name.
No.
Henry,
2089
Isaac,
26
Henry A.,
1596
Isaac,
106
Henry Augustus,
559
Isaac,
1766
Henry Augustus,
2165
Isabel Grace,
940
Henry Clay,
1022
Isabel Helen,
1348
Henry Douglass,
1083
Isabel Maria,
583
H. Fitz Gerald,
410
Isabel Mary Hubbard,
2113
Henry Herbert,
2262
Isabella Maule,
1144
Henry James,
392
Isabel McLean,
791
Henry Kent,
1644
Isaiah,
1736
Henry Sanford,
607
Isaiah,
1757
Henry Starr,
600
Isaiah,
1763
Henry Stone,
1086
Israel,
124
Henry W. f
346
Israel,
384
Henry W.,
2258
Henry William,
458
Jacob,
116
Herbert Cherriman,
1154
Jacob,
2391
Herbert Munson,
787
Jacob S.,
1562
Herbert Murray,
816
James,
63
Hervey,
1952
James,
94
Hester A.,
1620
James,
193
Hester Elizabeth,
562
James,
313
Hettie Frederica,
783
James,
1634
Hetty,
192
James,
1944
Hetty Hart,
353
James,
1961
Hezekiah,
23
James,
1989
Hezekiah Nash,
327
James,
2334
Hezekiah Nash,
333
James,
2371
Holda,
1485
James Edmund,
2280
Hollis Joy,
2269
James Grant,
199
Horace,
1502
James Lawrence,
2350
Horace A.,
1580
James Lorenzo,
1031
Horace B.,
1579
James Morgan,
1931
Horace Benjamin,
1551
James O.,
2168
Howard,
1046
James Otis,
2122
Howard Barrch,
2282
James White,
340
Howard Sandford,
2111
James White,
1519
Rowland B. ,
1021
Jane,
207
Huldah,
312
Jane,
386
Jane,
510
lantha,
377
Jane Hannah,
457
Ichabod,
42
Jane Josephine,
1677
Ichabod,
383
Jane Maria,
294
Ida May,
2284
Janet McNary,
1014
Ira,
1796
Jane Mercer,
283
Ira,
2400
Jared B. ,
1582
Irving Austin,
2268
Jared B.,
1583
Isaac,
18
Jay,
206
328
INDEX. PART I.
Name.
No.
Name.
Jay,
539
JohnS.,
Jeanette,
208
John Samuel,
Jeanette,
2088
John W.,
Jeannette,
1916
Jonathan,
Jeanette Hart,
304
Jonathan,
Jeanette White,
1930
Jonathan,
Jennie,
1091
Jonathan,
Jennie Lee,
1886
Joseph,
Jenny,
1063
Joseph,
Jerta Maria,
1549
Joseph (Jervis),
Jerusha,
379
Joseph,
Jesse,
67
Joseph A. ,
Jesse,
118
Joseph Albert,
Joannah (Jervis),
2378
Joseph Church,
Joel,
1780
Joseph Edward,
Joel S.,
1623
Joseph Henry,
John,
15
Joseph Ireland,
John,
33
Joseph Ray,
John,
50
Joseph Russell,
John,
57
Joseph Russell,
John,
110
Joseph Russell,
John,
171
Joseph Russell,
John,
1434
Joseph Sidney,
John,
1808
Joseph W. ,
John,
1984
Joseph Wicks,
John,
1986
Joseph Wicks,
John,
1998
Joseph Wood,
John,
2000
Josephine,
John,
2023
Josephine,
John,
2320
Josephine,
John,
2331
Josephine Head,
John, Jr.,
2333
Josie Kinyon,
John A..
2368
Judson,
John Abram,
303
Julia,
John Black,
2101
Julia,
John Bloomfield (Jervis),
1772
Julia,
John Bloomfield (Jervis),
1834
Julia,
John Bunce,
1800
Julia Alice,
John Colyer,
1898
Julia Ann,
John Head,
2086
Julia Ann,
John Head,
2151
Julia Ann,
John Head,
2172
Julia Ann,
John Henry,
300
Julia B.,
John Hewlett,
1879
Julia Conklin,
John Jay,
512
Julia Eliza,
John Lindsay,
591
Julia Eliza,
John Q. A.,
2352
Julia F.,
John Racy,
460
Julia Maria,
No.
2373
358
1069
1734
1740
1765
1793
1489
2070
2377
2392
1565
1694
1594
1967
2405
1762
1843
2067
2108
2119
2184
1550
619
1950
1975
2102
651
1929
2121
2241
1035
540
205
561
1123
1627
2254
258
259
274
315
2289
1089
579
1108
1695
1667
DESCENDANTS NAMED JAKVIS.
329
Name.
No.
Name.
No.
Julia Raymond,
718
Louise Heath,
1088
Louise Jeanette,
1028
Kasinni P. (Jervis),
1633
Lucinda Frisbie,
532
Katharine,
2145
Lucretia,
189
Katharine Leonard,
2146
Lucretia,
1463
Kent,
1492
Lucy,
767
Kent,
1546
Lucy Caroline,
835
Kent, Jr.,
1657
Lucy Gushing,
675
Kent,
1712
Lucy Hubbard,
2359
Keturah,
128
Lucy Josephine,
1462
Keturah,
1784
Luella,
1892
Keturah Ann,
2406
Keziah,
120
Mabel Sadie,
2271
Marcy,
2029
Launcelot,
178
Hargaret,
114
Laura Ann,
531
Margaret,
122
Laura Matilda,
823
Margaret,
2004
Lavinia,
37
Margaret,
2005
Lavinia,
54
Margaret,
2024
Lavinia,
100
Margaret,
2143
Lavinia,
115
Margaret,
2170
Lavinia Todd,
164
Margaret,
2364
Le Grand,
314
Margaret Annabella,
1120
L. H.,
1426
Margaret Cornelia,
1841
Leonard,
2019
Margaret Emma,
288
Leonard,
2036
Margaret Isabella Maule,
1113
Leonard,
2051
Margaret Sc udder,
1839
Leonard,
2057
Maria,
343
Leonard,
2072
Maria,
1786
Leonard,
2127
Maria Chapman,
719
Leonard,
8138
Maria Frisbie,
533
Leonard,
2184
Maria G.,
2369
Leonard Bradford,
2115
Maria Lavinia,
150
Leonard Bradford,
2185
Maria Mabel,
1211
Leonard Fitz Edward,
2105
Maria Sanford,
2244
Levi S.,
508
Marietta,
378
Levinah,
132
Marietta Bradley,
608
LillieF.,
1850
Marietta,
509
Lizzie Ida,
1033
Marion Zcta,
1122
Lizzie Maud,
2281
Martha,
48
Lorenzo Taylor,
1616
Martha Louisa,
1018
Louis Raymond,
1155
Martha Margaret,
161
Louisa,
28
Martha P.,
1856
Louisa,
595
Mary,
11
Louisa,
2339
Mary,
35
Louisa,
2358
Mary,
71
Louisa Sophia,
490
Mary,
80
Louise Bailey,
2147
Mary,
102
4'J
330
INDEX. PART I.
Name.
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary,
Mary A. ,
Mary Abigail,
Mary ^Emilia,
Mary Amelia,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann,
Mary Ann Susan,
Mary Beatrice,
Mary Boyles,
Mary Catharine,
Mary Caroline,
Mary Caroline,
Mary Caroline,
Mary Church,
Mary Church,
No.
104
136
277
337
367
382
394
557
852
1494
1625
1749
1752
1908
1940
1948
1994
2003
2007
2008
2021
2047
2094
2374
2401
2384
2367
1669
928
256
292
326
600
1548
1805
1860
2087
2169
2345
1882
1125
821
1116
454
723
724
2042
2109
Name. No.
MaryE., 1070
MaryE., 1853
Mary Elizabeth, 286
Mary Elizabeth, 838
Mary Elizabeth, 2156
Mary Elizabeth, 2250
Mary Esther, 316
Mary Esther, 2403
Mary Frances, 1878
Mary Frances, 1921
Mary Frances, 1936
Mary Hannah, 162
Mary Hubbard, 2120
Mary Jane, 408
Mary Jane, 1660
Mary Jane, 2161
Mary Louisa, 357
Mary Louisa, 1207
Mary Louise, 1928
MaryM., 1581
Mary M. (Jervis), 1632
Mary Minerva, 1693
Mary Nutting, 794
Mary Ogden, 1913
Mary Parker, 2263
Mary Pepperrell Sparhawk, 2135
Mary Shrieve, 788
Mary Sophia, 581
Mary Sophia, 582
Mary Sparhawk, 2076
Mary Theodora (Jervis), 1704
MaryW., 1702
Mary Wicks, 1973
Matilda, 398
Matilda Jane, 1943
Matilda M., 1972
Maud Maria, 1427
Mehitabel, 130
Mehitabel, 369
Melancthon Bryant (Jervis), 2407
Mellville, 1062
Mervale Philetus, 1844
Mildred Blennerhassett, 1363
Miles O'Reilly, 946
Milerson, 1748
Milerson, 1751
Milison, 38
Minerva, 600
DESCENDANTS NAMED JARVIS.
331
Name.
Mini,
Moses,
Moses,
Moses, Jr.,
Moses,
Moses Richards,
Moses West,
Mimsou,
Mimson,
Myron A. (Jervis),
Nancy,
Nancy,
Nancy Head,
Naomi,
Nathan,
Nathan,
Nathan,
Nathan S.,
Nathan Sturges,
Nathan Sturges,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nathaniel,
Nellie,
Nellie May,
Neva Todd,
Nelson,
Nicholas,
Noah,
Nostrand,
Owen,
Paul,
Panthea,
Percy,
Percy,
Per Lee,
Peter Robinson^
No.
Name.
No.
2338
Peter Robinson,
1126
374
Phebe,
1769
1941
Pbebe,
1794
1946
Phebe,
1867
2424
Phebe,
1926
1970
Phebe A.,
1872
1974
Phebe A.,
1875
45
Phebe Elizabeth,
2404
409
Phebe Perkins,
2233
1634
Philamela Elizabeth,
486
Philander,
1626
184
Philander Robinson,
260
2162
Philetus Conklin,
1795
2091
Philetus Horton,
1891
19
Philip,
2044
20
Philip,
2090
83
Philip,
2171
2343
Philip,
2421
1925
Philo,
187
1910
Phoebe,
1906
1933
Phoebe,
1949
1903
Phoabe,
1956
1907
Phoebe Deborah,
1980
1912
Phoebe Francis,
1915
1920
Philo Place,
1895
1983
Pierre Humphrey,
1911
1991
Platt,
364
2014
Platt,
2390
2030
Polly,
22
2040
'Polly,
47
2049
Polly,
169
2416
Polly,
1517
669
Polly,
1522
1034
Polly Martha Marvin,
140
2182
322
Rachel,
72
1988
Rachel,
297
90
Rachel.
1435
107
Rachel H.,
1564
Rachel Isabella,
214
1505
Ralph Munson,
135
Rebecca,
179
1150
Rebecca,
(p.) 197
1510
Rebecca,
1992
1156
Rebecca,
1995
1887
Rebecca,
2001
1042
Rebecca,
2011
555
Rebecca,
2016
H32
INDEX. PART I.
Name.
No.
Name.
No.
Rebecca Hall,
2154
Samuel Gardiner,
2038
Rebecca Parkman,
2048
Samuel Gardner,
2126
Reuben,
2393
Samuel M.,
1918
Rhoda,
366
Samuel Odell,
160
Richard,
1947
Samuel Peters,
149
Richard Wm.,
354
Samuel Peters,
152
Robert,
1744
Samuel Peters,
447
Robert,
1781
Samuel Peters,
943
Robert,
1788
Samuel Raymond (Sir),
181
Robert E. Colborne,
598
Sands,
66
Robert Jones,
1424
Sarah,
29
Robert Milner,
1969
Sarah,
49
Rodney,
197
Sarah,
98
Ruf us P. ,
1700
Sarah,
121
Russell,
2077
Sarah,
131
Russell,
2129
Sarah,
223
Russell,
2198
Sarah,
' 375
Ruth,
34
Sarah,
597
Ruth,
133
Sarah,
1804
Sarah,
1905
Sally,
188
Sarah,
2009
Sally,
1499
Sarah,
2041
Sally,
1770
Sarah,
2095
Sally,
2332
Sarah,
2144
Sally,
2396
Sarah,
2192
Sally (Jervis),
2410
Sarah,
2325
Sally Burrill,
141
Sarah (Jervis),
2380
Salter Mountain,
590
Sarah,
2385
Sampson,
1999
Sarah A.,
349
Samuel,
8
Sarah Adelaide,
1861
Samuel,
13
Sarah Ann,
336
Samuel,
40
Sarah Ann,
2355
Samuel,
46
Sarah Eliz. Marie Antoinette,
308
Samuel,
58
Sarah Eloisa, (p
.)197
Samuel,
70
Sarah Hitchcock,
262
Samuel,
81
Sarah Isabel,
1107
Samuel,
96
Sarah J,,
620
Samuel,
218
Sarah Jane,
536
Samuel,
350
Sarah Jane,
2243
Samuel,
499
Sarah Jessica (Jervis),
1705
Samuel,
1993
Sarah Leonard,
2110
Samuel Bowmon,
2322
Sarah Maria,
330
Samuel D.,
1754
Sarah Maria,
396
Samuel Farmar,
87
Sarah Maria,
609
Samuel Farmar,
88
Sarah Peters M.,
166
Samuel Farmar,
306
Sarah Russell,
2061
Samuel Fermor,
307
Sarah W.,
1836
Samuel Fermor,
676
Selah, itf
2419
DESCENDANTS NAMED JARVIS.
333
Name.
No.
Name.
No.
Selecta,
198
Susannah M. ,
1774
Selucas Leander,
1842
Susannah Penn,
(p.) 197
Beth,
202
Seymour,
51
Theodorus,
2417
Seymour,
55
Thomas,
31
Sidney Berdoe,
820
Thomas,
1483
Simon Lossee,
1764
Thomas, Jr.,
1484
Sophia,
1513
Thomas,
1767
Sophronia,
1514
Thomas,
2031
Stephen,
1
Thomas,
2055
Stephen, Jr.,
2
Thomas,
2387
Stephen,
3
Thomas Henry,
1143
Stephen,
9
Thomas Higby,
1790
Stephen,
17
Thomas Jefferson,
2142
Stephen,
30
Thomas Neilsou,
1121
Stephen,
59
Thomas Newton,
493
Stephen,
69
Thomas Stinsou,
1114
Stephen,
93
Thomas Woodhull,
1880
Stephen,
111
Thomas Woodhull,
1901
Stephen,
203
Timothy,
1759
Stephen,
334
Timothy B.,
1776
Stephen,
365
Tully Church,
1501
Stephen,
537
Stephen,
2323
Walter Beam,
1423
Stephen,
2342
Walter Scott,
287
Stephen,
2381
Wellington,
535
Stephen Jervis W.,
1115
Whitman,
1806
Stephen Maule,
554
Willard,
1713
Stephen Murray,
1139
Willet,
280
Stephen Starr,
261
Willetts,
1866
Susan,
1621
William,
5
Susan,
2033
William,
7
Susan,
2084
William,
52
Susail.
2155
William,
64
Susan,
2327
William,
82
Susan,
2397
William,
103
Susan,
2418
William,
137
Susan B.,
1855
William,
201
Susan Gibbs,
2064
William,
348
Susan Gibbs,
2118
William,
669
Susan Mary Ann,
1900
William,
1487
Susan Pierce,
2074
William,
1735
Susan Pierce,
2125
William,
1738
Susanna,
2050
William,
1753
Susanna,
2383
William,
1777
Susanna M. (Jervis),
1829
William,
1782
Susannah, .
24
William,
1809
Susannah Hubbard,
2363
William,
1914
334
INDEX. PART I.
Name.
No.
Name.
William,
1990
William Henry,
William,
2002
William Henry (Jervis),
William,
2017
William Henry,
William,
2080
William Henry Stuart,
William,
2130
William Hovey,
William,
2141
William Irving,
William,
2149
William Kemper,
William,
2193
William Maule,
William (Jervis),
2375
William Morley,
William,
2388
William Mosher,
William Alfred,
1962
William Munson,
William Augustus,
224
William Munson,
William Botsford,
216
William Oliver,
William Bull,
257
William Oscar,
William C.,
1923
William Oscar,
William C.,
2083
William Paxton,
William Cooper,
1518
William Pepperrell,
William Dummer,
596
William Reginald,
William Dummer Powell,
448
William Rice,
W. G. Townsend,
411
WilmerE.,
William George,
944
Woodhull,
William H.,
1858
Woodhull,
William Hamilton,
1726
William Hart,
766
Zophar,
William Haviland,
1799
Zerviah (Mrs.),
No.
295
1827
2232
G52
2251
929
359
1109
1146
2123
153
404
298
530
1085
182
2180
1208
2199
1845
1814
1897
362
1750
DESCENDANTS NAMED JARVIS.
335
PART II.
NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE MARRIED INTO THE
JARVIS FAMILY, AND NAMES OF DESCENDANTS
BEARING OTHER SURNAMES.
Name.
Abrams, Christiana,
Adams, Ellen Derby,
Adams, Jeffrey,
Adams, Joseph Thornton,
Adams, Leonard,
Adams, Susan,
Allen, Phebe.
Amos, Margaret Elliot,
Arnold, Mary,
Atkins, Abigail,
Atwater, Mary Ann,
Bancroft, Anna C. ,
Bancroft, F. J.,
Bancroft, George J. ,
Bancroft, Mary McLean,
Barlow, Lydia,
Barnett, Francis K. ,
Barnett, Frederick,
Barnett, George,
Barnett, James,
Barnett, Jane E., '
Barnett, Jeannette,
Barnett, John,
Barnett, John,
Barnett, Tryphena,
Barren, Augusta,
Barrch, Emmiline,
Barren, Julia A.,
Barrch, Mrs. Paulina,
Bartlett, Anne Bailey,
Bartlett, Elizabeth,
Bassett, Annie L.,
Bassett, David,
n^srtt, Elizabeth (.!.,
Bassett, George J.,
Bassett, Harriet A. ,
Bassett, John E. ,
Bassett, Mary L.,
Bassett, Sarah J.,
Beach, Bloomfield J. ,
No.
Name.
No.
1826
Beach, Cyprian N.,
773
2191
Beach, Elizabeth H. J.,
774
2188
Beach, Henry Hyde,
1821
2187
Beach, Samuel,
1819
2189
Beach, Samuel,
1822
2190
Bears, Mary,
1954
1904
Beer, Jane Hope,
833
282
Beaumont, Charlotte,
1148
134
Bernard, Agnes C. G.,
936
2026
Bernard, Ed. Henry,
938
323
Bernard, Ellen M.,
935
Bernard, Gerald Luke F. ,
934
1321
Bernard, Luke Fitz Gerald,
932
1318
Bernard, Mary K.,
933
1320
Bernard, Renee H. B.,
.937
1319
Black, Mary Ann,
2093
492
Blackman, Charles,
1445
627
Blackman, Hiram,
1443
628
Blackman, Jennie,
1444
629
Bliss, Harriet J.,
1711
631
Bloomfield, Phebe,
1771
632
Bogart, Helen Maria,
1823
630
Borden, Abigail M.,
1685
625
Borden, Asa,
1682
633
Borden, Charles M.,
1684
626
Borden, George F.,
1683
2279
Borden, Joseph A. ,
1686
2283
Boultbee, Alfred,
888
2274
Boultbee, Alfred E.,
891
2175
Boultbee, Constance M. ,
893
2137
Boultbee, Frank,
890
1373
Boultbee, Horatio C.,
892
1325
Boultbee, Reginald,
889
728
Boulte, Elizabeth,
170
730
Bowerman, Mary,
513
1324
' Bowmon, Elizabeth,
2319
731
Bowne, Maria,
1646
729
Boyd, Anna Maria,
405
1323
Boyd, Caroline,
403
1326
Bradford, Sarah L. ,
2114
1820
Bradley, Abigail C.,
1609
336
INDEX. PART II.
Name. No.
Bradley, Augusta Sophia, 1614
Bradley, Cyrus Y., 1592
Bradley, Elisha, 1605
Bradley, George H., 1611
Bradley, Harriet C., 1610
Bradley, Harv. Sheppard, 1591
Bradley, Henry, 1587
Bradley, Joel, 1586
Bradley, Joseph J., 1588
Bradley, Joseph W., 1589
Bradley, Julia W., 1607
Bradley, LydiaC., 1608
Bradley, Maria C., 1590
Bradley, Maria L., 1613
Bradley, Rachel, 1578
Bradley, RhodaJ., 1606
Bradley, William S., 1612
Brant, Jennie R, 1885
Brayton, Cynthia, 1816
Bresee, Asahel A., 1720
Bresee, Carl A., 1722
Bresee, Charles H., 1721
Bresee, Chester J., 1719
Bresee, David C., 1714
Bresee, Ella C., 1716
Bresee, Emma, 1717
Bresee, George L. B. , 1715
Bresee, William J., 1718
Brewster, Annie, 1756
Bridgham, LydiaD., 2234
Brower, Eliza, 1044
Brown, Alice C. , 1074
Brown, Ann, 1648
Brown, Barbara A., 1408
Brown, Joseph B., 1073
Brown, Margaret L., 1075
Brown, Mary, 1971
Brown, Ursilla M., 1847
Brown, Warren C., 1076
Brush, Naomi, 12
Bryant, Mary E., 1269
Bryant, William F., 1268
Bryden, Sarah A. , 982
Budgen, Alice C., 1163
Budgen, Caroline M., 1161
Budgen, Ellen I., H62
Budgen, Fanny Lydia, 1160
Budgen, George, 1164
Name. No.
Budgen, John, 1158
Budgen (Major-Gen.), 1157
Budgen, Mary, 1165
Budgen, William Thomas, 1159
Bull, Polly, 254
Bunce, Martha P., 1851
Bunce, Naomi, 109
Bunce, Phebe, 123
Burt, Mary Frances, 1080
Butler, JeanetteJ., 1027
Camp, Caroline S., 642
Camp, Charles Edwin, 643
Camp, Charles H., 645
Camp, Elizabeth A. , 644
Camp, Elizabeth Ann, 1276
Camp, Elsie E., 1271
Camp, Frances I. , 648
Camp, Frank B., 1272
Camp, Frederick W., 641
Camp, George R., 1273
Camp, George William, 646
Camp, Helen Maria, 647
Camp, Silas, 640
Camp, Silas W., 1275
Camp, Theodore E., 649
Campbell, Elizabeth J., 976
Canfield, Canfield, 1442
Canfield, Carrie, 1440
Canfield, Charles, 1439
Canfield, Edwin, 1438
Canfield, John, 1437
Canfield, Wilfred, 1441
Carll, Phebe, 1779
Carr, E. W., (p.) 77
Carruthers, Grace, 919
Carter, Harriet E., 1388
Cary, Mariette J. , 1233
Gary, Sarah F., 1234
Cary, Solomon F., 1231
Cary, William Ely, 1232
Chandler, Louisa M., 1833
Chapman, Betsy, 320
Chapman, Louise, 602
Chase, Edward A. , 1673
Chase, Kent Jarvis, 1672
Chase, Mary A., 1671
Chase, William A., 1670
DESCENDANTS. ETC., BEARING OTHER SURNAMES.
337
Name. No.
Church, Abigail, 1500
Church, Sarah, 2032
Chichester, Jerusha, 113
Clapham, Mary, 2079
Clark, Clarissa, HUH
Clark, Sarah, 95?
Coates, Eliza R, 1818
Coburn, James M. , Jr. , 1477
Coburn, Lamonl D., 1479
Coburn, Robert H., , 1478
Coles, Catherine A.. 1249
Colt, CaldwellH., 770
Colt, Elizabeth J., 771
Coll. Henrietta S., 772
Coll, Samuel, . 768
Colt, Samuel J., 769
Coiuly, Susan, 2032
Conklin, Hannah. 43
Conklin, Keturah, 1787
Cook, Anna, IS MIS
Coolcy, Mary, 1630
Qoolidge, Lydia, 205:5
Cooper, Lucretia, 2365
Cordis, Eliza,' 2133
Crawford, Alvah Carpenter, 526
Crawford, Caroline L., 525
( ' r, i \v ford, Catharine 1 { . , 52< )
Crawford, Chaunccy H., 51S
Crawford, Daniel, 524
Crawford, Elijah H., 51?
Crawford, James Hodman, 521
Crawford, John Benms, 519
Crawford, Jolhan, 516
Crawford, Margaret Ann, 523
Crawford, Martha J. , 528
Crawford, Warren S., 527
C ra \v ford , William Norman, 522
Crissey, Kli/.a, 1919
Cunningham, Sally, 2329
Curtiss, Jane M. , 1674
dishing, Lucy. (574
Cutts, AnnaH., 2206
Cutts, Charles J., 2211
Cutls, Edward I)., 229-1
Cutts, Edward II.. 220-1
Cults. Kli/.:ibelli I!.. 2205
Cutts, Elizabeth B., 2207
Cutts, Kli/abelh H., 229:1
43
Name. No.
Cutts, Hampden, 2203
Cutts, Hampden, 2210
Cutts, Hampden, 2297
Cutts, Harriet L., 2212
Cutts, Katie Anna, 2295
Culls, Lilian Ursula, 2296
Cutts, Margaret A., 2299
Cutts, Mary P. C., 2209
Cutts, Mary S., 2292
Cutls, William H., 2291
Cutts, William J., 2208
Cutts, Winnifred, 2298
Dana, Caroline, 2131
Daniel, Mary O., 1689
Davis, Prudence, 2075
Dean, Fannie, 1236
Dean, Ida S., 1238
Dean, John P., 1235
Dean, Minnie, 1237
Dennison. Ada M., 1399
Dennison, George, 1397
Dennison, William C., 1398
Dibble, Peggy, 146
Dibble, lialph. 147
Dibble, Tyler, 143
Dibble, Waller D., 144
Dibble, William, 145
Douglass, Ellen, 1081
Draper, Clarissa, 2124
Ducket I. Aha J., ' 1416
Duckett, Frederick W., 1415
Duckett, Walter (I., 1413
Duckett, Willard S., 1414
Duff, Alexander, 950
Duff, Almira Helen, 1409
Duff, Augusta, 951
Duff, Catharine II., 1411
Duff, Jesse O., 1410
Duff, William A., 1412
Duff, William A. H. , . 952
Dunn, Cora E. , 1653
Dunn, James \\.. 1654
Dunn, Julia K., 1656
Dunn, Julia M. (Mrs. ), 1652
Dunn, Mary A., 1655
Dimsford, Augusta, 1393
Dunsfonl, Martin, 1391
338
INDEX. PART II.
Name. No.
Dunsford, William, 1392
Durand, Caroline Aug. O. , 966
Durand, Eliza B., 970
Durand, George, 965
Durand, Hannah, 967
Durand, Jesse, 969
Durand, Mary C., 968
Dyer, Ellen, 974
Edson, Asahel, 1536
Edson, Billy, 1534
Edson, Elizabeth, 1541
Edson, Orenell, 1538
Edson, Polly, 1533
Edson, Sally, 1539
Edson, Theodorus, 1540
Edson, Thomas, 1532
Edson, William J., 1535
Eldridge, Lucy J., 1692
Ells, Sally, 176
Ely, Charles P., 1230
Ely, George M., 1229
Ely, Henry O., 1226
Ely, Louisa G., 1227
Ely, Marietta P., 1228
Ely, William, 1225"
Emery, Jane Pomeroy, 742
Everitt, Susanna, 1870
Fairchild, Albert, 1450
Fairchild, Harman, 1446
Fairchild, Henry, 1448
Fairchild, John, 1447
Fairchild, Julia, 1451
Fairchild, Marsh, 1449
Fancher, Sarah, 195
Fancher, Mary, 1277
Farmar, Ann, 86
Fay, Charles J., 1729
Fay, Elizabeth, 1728
Fay, Estelle L., 1432
Fay, Gilbert O., 1727
Fay, Louie J., 1431
Fay, Louis P., 1430
Fitz Gerald, Anna G. , 779
Fitz Gerald, Duncan, 876
Fitz Gerald, Elizabeth J., 776
Fitz Gerald, Frederick, 775
Name. No.
Fitz Gerald, Frederick, 780
Fitz Gerald, Harvey, 877
Fitz Gerald, John, 778
Fitz Gerald, Mary C.. 777
Fitz Gerald, William H., 875
Flagg, Frances M. , 2240
Forbes, Susan, 1064
Forward, Hannah, 2376
Foster, Charley, 658
Foster, Charley, 1279
Foster, George, 656
Foster, G. M., 654
Foster, Henry, 659
Foster, Mary J., 657
Foster, Mary L., 1278
Foster, Sarah C., 655
Fowler, Hannah, 1976
Fowler, Mary, 1979
Fraser, Augusta, 901
Fraser, Charles T., 903
Fraser, Frederick, 905
Fraser, James, 900
Fraser, Maria, 904
Fraser, William B. , 902
Freeman, Alice M., 883
Freeman, Arthur H. , 882
Freeman, Charles E. , 884
Freeman, Christabelle, 887
Freeman, Clarence, ' 880
Freeman, Frank, 885
Freeman, George, 1389
Freeman, George O. , 879
Freeman, Ida Maria, 881
Freeman, Lottie M., 1390
Freeman, Manfred, 886
Freeman, Samuel B., 878
Frisbie, Tempe, 529
Fruthy, Laura, 2287
Fuller, Amelia, 1593
George, Thomas B., 1733
Gibson, Nancy D. M. , 1305
Gilbert, EobertJ., 1344
Gilbert, Sarah H., 1343
Gilbert, William J. , 1342
Gilbert, William J., 1345
Gildersleeve, Statira, 1010
Gilkinson, Agnes, 918
DESCENDANTS, ETC., BEARING OTHER SURNAMES.
339
Name. No.
Gilkinson, Alexander G., 910
Gilkinson, Archibald, 906
Gilkinson, Augustus I. G., 915
Gilkinson, C. R G.. 912
Gilkinson, Ellen P., 917
Gilkinson, George G., 913
Gilkinson, Grant, 907
Gilkinson. Isabella G., 908
Gilkinson, Jasper G., 911
Gilkinson, Jasper T. , 914
Gilkinson, Mary J., 916
Gilkinson, Thomas G. B. (}.. 909
Gillet, Louisa, 1585
Gillies, Fanny, 1167
Gillies, M., 1166
.Gillum, Martha. 1017
Glover, Amelia, 210
Gould, Sarah, 599
Gouman, HariHta L., 1335
Graham, Mary Ann, !>:'>!>
Grant, Mary W. , 1364
Gray, Elizabeth, 414
Gray, Elosia, 713
Greer, Nancy, . 534
Grindle, Lucy, 2285
Griswold, Abigail, 1542
Gross, Lydia E. , 1658
Haldeman, SameldaF., 1425
Hall, Arthur C., 684
Hall, Christina, 682
Hall, Edward F., 679
Hall, Edward S., 678
Hall, Elizabeth J., 781
Hall, Frank de Peyster, 681
Hall. Mary, 683
Hall, Rebecca, 2148
Hall, Theodore M., 680
Hamilton, Agnes H., 864
Hamilton, Alexander, 461
Hamilton, Augusta C., 435
Hamilton, Augusta H., 433
Hamilton, Augusta M., 873
Hamilton, Augusts! Owen H., 472
Hampton, Caroline, !)5x
Hamilton, Caroline E., 470
Hamilton, Caroline M., 870
Hamilton, Catharine, 434
Name. No.
Hamilton, Catharine H., 429
Hamilton, Catharine L., 863
Hamilton, Catharine M. , 462
Hamilton, Charles C., 1179
Hamilton, Cyrus J., 959
Hamilton, Elizabeth, 466
Hamilton, Emma H. , 471
Hamilton, Ethel Maud, 1470
Hamilton, Eva May, 1471
Hamilton, George, 427
Hamilton, George, 432
Hamilton, George, 1175
Hamilton, George E., 868
Hamilton, George W., 1176
Hamilton, Grace, 962
Hamilton, Grace, 963
Hamilton, Hannah H., 463
Hamilton, Helen, 467
Hamilton, Jane C., 872
Hamilton, Jesse Augusta, 464
Hamilton, Jessie, 866
Hamilton, John H., 871
Hamilton, Joseph Alexander, 468
Hamilton, Julia, 1178
Hamilton, Maria J., 869
Hamilton, Maria Lavinia, 431
Hamilton, Mary, 874
Hamilton, Mary Jane, 465
Hamilton, Minetta, 964
Hamilton, Robert C., 1177
Hamilton, Robert C., 1180
Hamilton, Robert H., 865
Hamilton, Robert Jarvis, 428
Hamilton, Samuel Askin, 430
Hamilton, Thomas C., 960
Hamilton, William, 862
Hamilton, William .larvis, 469
Hanna, EllaH., 172:!
Hansard, Arthur C. , 1384
Hansard, Hugh H., 1387
Hansard, John St. L. , 1386
Hansard. Richard M., 1385
Harding, Frances L., 1665
Harding, Jonathan, 1168
Harding, Leonard, 166-1
Harding, Lucy I)., 844
Harmon, Jeanette, .VI! >
Harmon, .Judson, VIS
:uu
INDEX. PART II.
Name.
No.
Name.
Harmon, Juliette,
549
Hobart, Cordelia,
Harmon, Margaretta,
549
Hodges, Lydia L.,
Harrison, Agnes E. B.,
1358
Horton, Emily A. ,
Harrison, Frank McGhee,
1360
Hosmer, Milicent,
Harrison, Herbert G.,
1357
Houston, Margaret,
Harrison, Leonard J.,
1359
Hovenden, Eliza,
Harrison, Marion J.,
1259
Hovey, Caroline H.,
Harrison, Murray,
1356
Hovey, Sarah E. ,
Harrison, William,
1355
Howard, A. Trumbull,
Hart, Elizabeth Miller,
351
Howard, Cecil H.,
Hart, Sarah McCurdy,
302
Howard, Charles T.,
Harvey, Mary Ann,
1825
Howard, Edith E. ,
Hatch, Amelia,
1529
Howard, Edward E. ,
Hatch, Ira,
1527
Howard, Mary C.,
Hatch, John,
1524
Howard, Maud J. ,
Hatch, Malatiah,
1523
Howard, Rose J.,
Hatch, Malenda,
1530
Hoyt, Betsey A. ,
Hatch, Matilda,
1531
Hubbard, Phebe,
Hatch, Polly,
1525
Hubbell, Sally M.,
Hatch, Solomon,
1526
Hughey, Laura F. ,
Hatch, William,
1528
Hungerford, Arthur,
Hayard, Eugene J.,
1418
Hungerford, Edwin,
Hayard, William H. ,
1417
Hungerford, Martin L.
Hazen, Arthur P. ,
1376
Hungerford, Robert,
Hazen, Cecilia E.,
1372
Hunt, Clyde DuV.,
Hazen, Elizabeth,
830
Hunt, Jarvis,
Hazen, Ethel,
1369
Hunt, Leavitt,
Hazen, Harriett S.,
1375
Hunt, Leavitt B.,
Hazen, Joanna,
832
Hunt, Maud D. ,
Hazen, Lilian,
1368
Hunt, Morris B. ,
Hazen, Margaret Ann,
831
Hunt, Nina,
Hazen, Maria A.,
1367
Hurlbut, Charlotte J.,
Hazen, Robert,
401
Hurlbut, Leon B.,
Hazen, Robert Eraser,
402
Hurlbut, Sylvia E.,
Hazen, Robert M.,
827
Hyde, Nancy,
Hazen, Robert M. R. ,
1365
Hazen, Robert P. ,
1374
Ireland, Sarah,
Hazen, Sophia F. ,
1366
Irving, Diana,
Ha/en, Susan,
829
Isbell, Betsey Jane,
Hazen, William,
828
Isbell, Cecilia Abigail,
Ha/.cn, William,
1371
Isbell, Felicia M.,
Head, Ann,
2085
Isbell, George T.,
Hewlett, Susannah,
1876
Isbell, Horace S.,
II lies, Anna,
668
Isbell, Nathan,
Hill, Christina Jane.
851
Isbell, Oliver C.,
Hilsoji, Kli/a Jane,
1688
Isbell, Sophronia E.,
Hilson, Robert,
1687
.Jackson, Ann Eliza,
Hitchcock, Solomon,
236
.lackson, Charles,
No.
1019
1890
2336
961
1106
2247
2238
2300
2301
2303
2307
2302
2305
2304
1060
2357
634
1422
1455
1454
1452
1453
2225
2226
2224
2229
2227
2230
2228
973
1)71
972
2344
1760
927
1598
1601
1603
1604
1597
1600
1602
1058
1059
DESCENDANTS, ETC., BEARING OTHER SURNA1U KS.
341
Name. No.
Jackson, Florence, 1057
Jackson, Frances, 1056
Jackson, Helen, 1053
Jackson, Jane Jarvis, 1459
Jackson, John Calvin, . 1052
Jackson, John Calvin, 1055
Jackson, Julia, 1054
Jackson, Mary Landon, 1458
Jackson, Nelson, 1456
Jackson, Raymond, 1457
Jenkins, Maria P., 727
Jennings, Clarissa, 2411
Jones, Sarah J. E. , 1274
Jones, William W., 1267
Jordan, Carolina M., 2252
Joy, Nancy A., 2259
Kellogg, Ann, 77
Kellogg, Caroline, 1302
King, Eugenia H. , 997
King, Eugenia S. , 996
King, Eva S. , 998
.King, Theodore C., 995
Kinney, Charles, 1037
Kinney, William H., 1036
Knapp, Abigail J. , 245
Knapp, Alice M. , 663
Knapp, Amelia, 242
Knapp, Comfort Starr, 240
Knapp, Delia Anne, 664
Knapp, Emma, 241
Knapp, Evilina, 244
Knapp, Fanny, 239
Knapp, Francis, 237
Kuapp, Francis, 622
Knapp, George F. , 246
Knapp, Harriet Lowndes, 247
Kna.pi>, Margaret Augusta, 662
Knapp. Mary, 661
Knapp, Rebecca, 243
Knapp, Reuben. 660
Knapp, William .Jams. 238
Knapp, William Starr, . 624
Larned, Sarah E., 1285
Leonard, Caroline, 387
Leonard, Ellen, 7!>0
Le\\K Charlotte, 1 Mil
Name. No.
Lewis, J. B. M., 1186
Lewis, John G. S. , 1187
Lewis, Lucy, (p. ) 19
Locke, Hepzibah, 2356
Long, Martha H., 1703
Luke, Henrietta L. , 1170
Lyon, Ann Louisa, 650
Maclear, Annie S. , 1140
Marshall, Philamela, 485
Marvin, David M., 1316
Marvin, Elizabeth, 139
Marvin, John F., 1314
Marvin, Julia J., 1312
Marvin, Mary P., 1311
Marvin, Nelson J. , 1315
Marvin, Walter T., 1310
Marvin, Walter T., 1317
Marvin, William J. K. , 1313
Maule, Arthur Dillon, 574
Maule, Caroline, 569
Maule, Charlotte, 573
Maule, Edith B., 1171
Maule, Elizabeth, 568
Maule, Elizabeth, 504
Maule, Ellen, 570
Maule, Frances Amelia, 567
Maule, Fr. J. F., 1174
Maule, George, 566
Maule, George Frederick, 571
Maule, Henry Budgen, 577
Maule, Isabella, 572
Maule, John, 563
Maule, Lilian B., 1172
Maule, Mary C. , 575
Maule, Percy S. , 1173
Maule, Robert, 576
Maule, William, 565
Maunoir, Christine E. , 673
Maunoir, Leon D. A., 671
Maunoir, Louise A. W.-, 072
Maunoir, Theodore, ''.TO
McAlpine, Amelia A., 687
Me Alpine, Anna G.. 1292
McAlpine, Catharine L., 1291
McAlpine, Charles Le Grand, 092
McAlpine, Charles O., 689
McAlpine, Elizabeth G., 688
342
INDEX. PART If.
Name.
Me Alpine, Elizabeth,!.,
Me Alpine, Elizabeth M. ,
M<- Alpine, George,
McAlpine, George,
McAlpine, John H.,
MeAlpine, Julia J. ,
McAlpine, Mary A.,
McAlpine, Sarah J.,
McAlpine, William D. McG.,
McAlpine, William J.,
McCormick, Charles,
McCormick, Charles William,
McCormick, Emma A.,
McCormick, Esther M. ,
McCormick, George,
McCormick, George Diehl,
McCormick, Hannah,
McCormick, Harriet F. L. ,
McCormick, Janette A. ,
McCormick, Jasper,
McCormick, Margaret A.,
McCormick, Mary E. ,
McCormick, Mary S.,
McCormick, Napier,
McCormick, Paul J. ,
McCormick, Samuel Peters,
McCormick, Thomas,
McCormick, Thomas,
McCormick, Thomas D. ,
McCormick, T. Frances,
McCormick, William,
McCormick, William,
McCormick, William J.,
McGhee, Annie,
McGhee, Agnes,
McGhee, Annie E. L. ,
McGhee, Caroline,
McGhee, Leonard,
McGhee, Malcolm,
McGhee, Mary,
McGhee, Murray,
McGhee, Thomas,
McGhee, William,
Mcdn-gor, James L.,
McGregor, John Alpine,
McGivgor, Mary S..
Mclntyre, Annie,
McKean, Anna B.,
No.
Name.
No.
1286
McKean, Franklin B.,
1240
690
McKean, Henry J.,
1242
691
McKean, Joseph B.,
L289
698
McKean, Katharine,
1243
685
McKean, Marietta B. ,
1244
1288
McKnight, Harry,
1281
1287
McKnight, Robert,
1280
1290
McKnight, Walter M.,
1282
1289
McLean, Annie L.,
1338
686
McLean, Charles J. ,
1337
923
McLean, Frederick C. ,
1341
438
McLean, John A. ,
755
896
McLean, John S.,
1336
898
McLean, John Wilson,
766
920
McLean, Langdon R,
1339
445
McLean, Lillie R,
1340
440
McLean, Mary,
721
899
McLellan, Margaret F. ,
1394
895
McMurdoe, Aston E.,
1405
925
McMurdoe, A. Keith,
1407
439
McMurdoe, C.,
1404
441
McMurdoe, Kathleen,
1406
1395
Mead, Elizabeth,
1130
920
Meredith, Alice L. ,
1191
1396
Meredith, Clarence G.,
1194
444
Meredith, Colborne P.,
1197
436
Meredith, Edmund A. ,
1189
922
Meredith, Edmund A. ,
1193
437
Meredith, Ethel C.,
1195
443
Meredith, Harriet M. ,
1192
442
Meredith, Mary E. ,
1190
924
Meredith, Morna I. ,
1196
897
Merrigold, Susan,
550
1346
Mesham, Charles,
1352
807
Mesham, Charles E. ,
1353
809
Mesham, Margaret B. ,
1354
812
Miller, Harrison,
665
814
Miller, Henry H.,
667
813
Miller, Samuel J.,
666
811
Milliken, Emiline P.,
2272
808
Milliken, Sarah,
2160
806
Millspaugh, Frances E.,
1263
810
Millspaugh, Frederick W. ,
1265
1299
Millspaugh, Pethuel, '
1262
1301
Millspaugh, Silas C.,
1264
1300
Millspaugh, William W.,
1266
1188
Morgan, Eunice B.,
(p.) 197
1241 Morris, Content,
1641
DESCENDANTS. KIT., BEARING OTHKIt SI'KNAMKS.
343
Name.
No.
Xainc.
No.
Mott, Betsey,
11)55
Osborn, Lewis,
265
Mountain, Anne M. ,
589
Osborn, Lewis,
706
Mu in ford, Jane B. (Mrs.),
(p.) 195
Osborn, Lucinda,
1555
Osborn, Maria,
267
Nan ton, Augustus,
1198
Osborn, Maria F.,
698
Nanton, Augustus M.,
1202
Osborn, Mary E.,
708
Nanton, Edward,
1205
Osborn, Prosper H.,
1558
Nanlon, I Tarry W.,
1199
Osborn, Stephen W.,
703
Nanton, Herbert ('.,
1208
Osborn, William,
268
Nanton, John G.,
1201
Osborn, William J.,
704
Nanton, Lilian C.,'
1204
Osborn, William J.,
705
Nan ton, Mary R.,
1200
Osborn, William Wright,
1560
Nash, Mary,
89
Otis, Mary Pilsbury,
2117
Nash, Sarah,
95
Overbaugh, Mary,
1071
N caving, Ceylinda.
1666
Neilson, Marion,
1118
Palmer, Ada M. ,
865
Northrop, Mary E.,
1254
Palmer, Charles,
853
Palmer, Charles Wm. ,
860
Odell, Isabella,
159
Palmer, Ethel M.,
857
Odell, Sophia.
1868
Palmer, Helen A. ,
858
Ord, Arthur B.,
1213
Palmer, Louise C.,
856
Ord, Craven R.
1215
Palmer, Mary Anna,
854
Ord, Edmund T.,
1219
Palmer, Robert E. ,
859
Ord, Florence A.,
1218
Parker, Margaret,
2163
Ord, Lewis R. ,
1214
Parker, Mary,
2164
Ord, Lewis W.,
1212
Parkman, Rebecca,
1985
Ord, Louisa,
1220
Parsons, Julia,
616
Ord, Violet I.,
1216
Patridge, Mary A.,
999
Ord, William B.,
1217
Peabody, Elizabeth,
2018
O'Reilly, Emma.
945
Pearce, Nathalia,
1981
Osborn, Aurelia,
1554
Peck, Albert W.,
761
Osborn, Caroline E.,
1557
Peck, Charles A.,
758
Osborn, Charles,
269, !M
Peck, Cornelia F.,
764
Osborn, Charles F.,
697
Peck, Elizabeth J.,
762
Osborn, Clarence F. ,
1304
Peck, Elizabeth J.,
1330
( >sborn, Eliza Ann,
872
Peck, Jabez B.,
757
Osborn, Elizabeth,
696
Peck, Mary, .
621
( >sborn, Elnathan,
1553
Peck, Nelson A.,
759
Osborn, Frances M.,
700
Peck, Nelson J. ,
760
Osborn, Frederick,
266
IVek, Nelson J.,
763
Osborn, George,
271
Perkins, Phebe,
2231
Osborn, George L.,
701
Per Lee, Elsie,
1041
Osborn, George Oglevie,
270
Peters, Albert Jarvis,
424
Osborn, Henry,
707
Peters, Hannah Owen,
148
Osborn, HosmerB.,
1659
Peters, Harriet Emma A.,
419
Osborn, Jacob,
264
Peters, Harriet Augusta,
425
Osborn, Julia Ann,
1 556
Peters, 1 1 ugh Albert,
426
Osborn, Julia Hstlu-r,
699
IVters, John B.,
417
344
INDEX. PART II.
Name. No.
Peters, Mary, 621
Peters, Mary Elizabeth, 418
Peters, Mary Elizabeth, 421
Peters, Rachel, 1221
Peters, Sally Hannah, 422
Peters, Samuel Jarvis, 420
Peters, William Birdsy, 423
Pierce, Susannah, 2069
Pinckney, Edward A. , 754
Pinckney, Elizabeth T., 1334
Pinckney, Emily, 753
Pinckney, Emily A., 745
Pinckney, Frances H. , 749
Pinckney, Henry W., 1332
Pinckney, Hobart, 750
Pinckney, James W. , 744
Piuckney, James W. , 751
Pinckney, Jennie A., 752
Pinckney, Jennie E. , 1331
Pinckney, Lillian M., 1333
Pinckney, Louisa J. , 746
Pinckney, Micajah, 748
Pinckney, Samuel J., 747
Place, Eliza, 1893
Platt, Lucy, 506
Platt, Rebecca, 2389
Powell, Mary Boyles, 446
Powell, Mary Boyles, 593
Pratt, Sarah B., 1322
Prescott, Caroline M., 1245
Preston, Abigail, 1699
Prissick, Charles D., 1379
Prissick, Frances H., 1380
Prissick, Margaret J. , 1381
Prissick, Robert M., 1383
Prissick, Thomas B., 1378
Prissick, Thomas H., 1382
Proudfoot, Alexander, 1098
Proudfoot, Alexander, 1104
Proudfoot, Amelia, 1103
Proudfoot, Elizabeth, 1102
Proudfoot, Frederick, 1100
Proudfoot, Mary, 1101
Proudfoot, Thomas, 1105
Proudfoot, William S., 1099
Quackenbush, Jeanette, 1078
Quackenbush, Tunis, 1077
Name. Xo.
Quackenbush, William N., 1079
Racy, Anne, 456
Ranney, Margaret, 1206
Ranny, Percey, 273
Ratcliffe, Martha M., 1138
Raymond, Catharine, 56
Raymond, Helen M., 1029
Raymond, Mary, 715
Read, Mary, 894
Reeder, Maria, 2179
Remp, Phebe, 1811
Reynolds, Abby A., 614
Reynolds, Harriet P. , 615
Reynolds, Jane Eliza, 613
Reynolds, J. P., 612
Reynolds, Sarah J. , 1270
Rice, Lucretia Everett, 2195
Richards, Anna B., 2220
Richards, Bartlett, 2223
Richards, De Forest, 2219
Richards, Jarvis, 2221
Richards, J. De Forest, 2217
Richards, Sarah M., 2222
Richards, William J., 2218
Richardson, Augusta, 1284
Richardson, Ezra, 1283
Rider, Charles, 235
Rider, George, 232
Rider, Hannah, 234
Rider, John, 226
Rider, John, 227
Rider, Mary (Polly), 228
Rider, Rachel, 230
Rider, Ralph, 231
Rider, Stephen, 229
Rider, William Harvey, 233
Ridge way, Sarah, 538
Robe, Emily, 1039
Robe, Harriet, 1040
Robe, LucianP., 1038
Robertson, Catharine, 861
Robison, Mary A. , 2177
Robinson, Joanna, 826
Rodgers, Mary L. , 1730
Rogers, Bethsheba, 380
Rogers, Deborah, 361
Rogers, Elizabeth, LS'H)
DESCENDANTS. ETC., BEARING OTHER SURNAMES.
345
Name. No.
Rogers, Lavinia, 36
Rogers, Lucy A. , 765
Russell, Margaret P., 204
Rust, Adeline, 234!)
Salter, Elizabeth, 2012
Sammis, Annie, 1747
Sandford, Betsey, 290
Sanford, Abigail, 217
Sanford, Marietta, 606
Sayles, Julia E., 1419
Scarritt, Edgar Alonzo, 1577
Scarritt, Electa E., 1572
Scarritt, George Hall, 1576
Scarritt, Gustavus A., 1571
Scarritt, James J. , 1575
Scarritt, Nancy Aurelia, 1569
Scarritt, Nancy Aurelia, 1570
Scarritt, Richard, 1568
Scarritt, Sarah A., 1573
Scarritt, Sarah A., 1574
Schermerhorn, Margaret, 1561
Scott, Sarah, 2056
Scovel, Mary L., 837
Scudder, Almeda B. , 1838
Sears, Clara M., 1049
Sears, Edwin, 1048
Sears, James E. , 1050
Sears, Mary A. , 1051
Seaver, Maria, 1697
Seymour, Alvah, 482
Seymour, Carrie Taber, 1005
Seymour, Charles J., 481
Seymour, Charlotte F., 483
Seymour, Charlotte J., 1000
Seymour, Charlotte J., 1002
Seymour, George L., 1008
Seymour, Jennie W., 1007
Seymour, John, 47!)
Seymour, Kate R., 1003
Seymour, Martha, 44
Seymour, Martha B., 1001
Seymour, Mary A., 999
Seymour, Mary Ann, 1004
Seymour, Samuel J., 484
Seymour, Samuel John, Jr., ' 1006
Seymour, Sarah E., 480
Seymour, William P., 1009
44
Name. No.
Seymour, William Woods, 994
Shannon, Ida, 1433
Sherwood, Annie, 2290
Sherwood, Julia, 578
Shrieve, Martha, 784
Skynner, Caroline, 1092
Skynner, Eleanor I. , 1134
Skynner, Emily M., 1135
Skynner, Francis L., 1133
Skynner, Henry, 1132
Skynner, Henry J. , 1136
Skynner, William J., 1137
Slawson, Sally, 167
Smith, Abigail, 1486
Smith, Clarence B., 2317
Smith, Cornelius B., 2314
Smith, Elizabeth, 1957
Smith, Ellen J., 1013
Smith, Everett P., 2316
Smith, Harriet, 1303
Smith, Jemima, 1745
Smith, Mabel W., 2315
Smith, Polly, 2408
Smith, Sarah, 850
Sparhawk/ Mary P., 2081
Sparhawk, Mary Pepperrell, 2134
Spooner, Elizabeth Sparhawk, 2104
Sprattin, Frances S. L. (Lady), 180
Starr, Frederick William. 840
Starr, Maria Gore, 841
Starr, Rachel, 68
Stebbins, Hannah, 183
Steeve, Monisa T., 1708
Stewart, Alexander, 797
Stewart, Alexander J. , 798
Stewart, Alice E. , 800
Stewart, Caroline M., 805
Stewart, Charles Edward, 803
Stewart, Frances M. A. , 1401
Stewart, Frederick, 804
Stewart, Frederick W.', 1402
Stewart, George A., 1400
Stewart, Grace C., 1403
Stewart, Margaret M. , 799
Stewart. Mary Long, 802
Stewart, William Thatcher. 801
Stinson, Mary. 1112
Stone, Isabella L., 1085^
INDEX. PART II.
Name.
Sunderland, Mary.
Swift, Elizabeth,
Swords, Edward Jenner.
Swords, Edward Jenner.
Swords, William Vorhees,
Swymmer, Annette,
Taber, Alvah S. ,
Taber, Animon C.,
Taber, Caroline M. ,
Taber, Charles J. ,
Taber, Charlotte L. ,
Taber, Edward M. ,
Taber, Eugene D.,
Taber, Helen M. ,
Taber, Mary B. ,
Taintor, Elizabeth,
Taylor, Cyrel,
Taylor, Daphany,
Taylor, Frances A.,
Taylor, Frances A. ,
Taylor, John R. ,
Taylor, Mowbray,
Taylor, Seaton F. ,
Tench, Frederick,
Tench, Frederica,
Tench, Mary,
Thompson, Sarah Ann.
Thompson, Elena Anita C.
Todd, Ambrose,
Todd, Ambrose S.,
Todd, Charles J.,
Townsend, Charles J. ,
Townsend, Elizabeth,
Townsend, Gilbert,
Townsend, J. Thomas,
Townsend, Samuel H.,
Trevet, Elizabeth (Mrs.),
Tyng, Anita E.,
Tyng, Charles,
Tyng, Charles,
Tyng, Charles D..
Tyng, Dudley A. ,
Tyng, Dudley A. ,
Tyng, Georu'c.
Tyng, George,
Tyng, Julia G.,
Tyng. Julia G. .
No.
Name.
No.
2020
Uhl, John H. ,
2200
177
Uhl, Margaretta C.,
2202
1480
Uhl, Russell J.,
2201
1481
Jpliam, Frances,
1649
1482
1370
Vail, Robert B. ,
1883
Vail, Robert C.,
1884
988
Verrill, Lucy A. ,
2255
Q84
Voorhees, Abram,
546
t/O^t
986
Voorhees, Willard P. ,
547
987
Waddle, Barbara,
921
985
Walker, Frances S. ,
842
991
f\CtC\
Warner, Dudley J. ,
736
989
Warner, Elam,
737
992
Warner, Elam,
739
990
Warner, Frank E. ,
738
2045
Warner, George Holland,
740
1184
i O-t K
Warner, Harriet,
623
lolo
Warner, Orchard,
735
732
Waterbury, Charles A. ,
711
1182
Waterbury, Elizabeth G. ,
712
1181
Waterbury, Elizabeth J. ,
1307
1185
Waterbury, Jonathan,
709
1183
Waterbury, Lucy S.,
1306
947
Waterbury, Maria G. ,
1308
949
Waterbury, Nelson Jarvis,
710
948
Waterbury, Nelson J. ,
1309
978
Waters, Mary,
1997
1472
Waters, Penelope,
2372
156
Weed, Alvah,
503
157
Weed, Frances M.,
505
158
Weed, James H.,
500
955
Weed, James Jarvis,
501
1857
Weed, Robert,
504
956
Weed, William Harvey,
502
953
Wellman. Annie A.,
1257
954
Wellman, Annie B.,
1247
2018
Wellman, Betsey Ann,
251
1295
Wellman, Caroline,
250
1293
Wellman, Charles H.,
1248
1473
Wellman, Charles H.,
1256
1294
Wellman, Edward J.,
1250
147o
Wellman, Edwin H.,
1260
147
Wellman, Frederick.
253
129
Wellman, George Frederick.
635
147
Wellman, George H.,
1246
129
Wellman, Henry Homer,
638
129
Wellman. Herbert J.,
1261
DESCENDANTS, ETC., BEARING OTHKK SURNAMES.
34'
Name. No.
Wellman, Homer Henry, 639
Wellman, Jedediah, Jr., 248
Wellman, Julia R, 1255
Wellman. Maria W., 1252
Wellman, Mary N., 1258
Wellman, Merritt H., 637
Wellman, Theodore C., 1251
Wellman, Thomas C., 1253
Wellman, William Alfred, 636
Wellman, William Watson, 249
West, Ann, 1835
Wetmore, Charles F. , 478
Wetmore, Darwin W.. 475
Wetmore, Elizabeth A., 975
Wetmore, Elizabeth J., 980
Wetmore, Emma J., 977
Wetmore, George Thompson, 979
Wetmore, George W. . 477
Wetmore, Mary F. , 981
Wetmore, Mary J. . 983
Wetmore, Sylvia E. . 474
Wetmore, Truman S., 473
Wetmore. William Jarvis. 476
Wheeler, Ann, 2382
Wheeler, Annie L. . 2309
Wheeler, Beatrice. 2313
Wheeler, David E. , 2213
Wheeler, David E. , 2311
Wheeler, Ethel, 2310
Wheeler, Everett P. . 2215
Wheeler, George, 795
Wheeler, Georgina C. , 796
Wheeler, Mary E. , 2214
Wheeler. Mary H., 2216
Wheeler. Winifred F. . 2312
White, Charity. 1758
White, diaries Jay. 544
Name. No.
White, Elizabeth, 310
White, Harriet, 542
White, Huldah. 335
White, Jonathan, * 541
T^hite, Margaret Jarvis, 545
White, Mary, 1515
White, Mary Ann.. 702
White, Prudence, 605
White, Susan Jarvis. 543
Whitlock, Sarah Ann. 344
Whitman, Charity, 1862
Whitman, Deborah, 1801
Whitman, Hannah, 1743
Whitney, Sarah, 95
Wicks, Elizabeth. 2422
Wicks, Phoebe, 1942
Wilbur, Emily, 1024
Wilbur, Harriet A.. 1460
Wiley, Emma. 2183
Williams, Andrew J.. 1640
Williams, Catharine, 2414
Williams, Daniel, 1637
Williams, Euretta M. 1650
Williams, Mary M.. 1638
Williams, Nancy. 1636
Williams, Silas R, 1639
Williams, William 1635
Winther, Mary S., 741
Wood, Adah L.. 1067
Woodbury, E. D., 1327
Woodbury, Roger A., 1328
Woodbury, SanfordJ., 1329
Woods, Nancy. 993
Wright, Mary, 1488
Wright, Mary Jane. 867
Yielding, Allie, 1361
ERRATA.
Page 2, last line. For un, read une.
" 35, 4th " For Sir Patterson, read General Pattison.
" 45, 1st " For Farmer, read Farmar.
" 59, No. 395. For Gustavus Ratchford, read Gustavus Rochfort;
and again, on same page, 3d line from bottom, for Capt. R. H.
M. Rachford, read Capt. R. H. M. Rochfort.
99, Record 396. For 7 children, read 8.
" 118, Sketch of Milton Barlow Jarvis, 5th line. For Canastoke, read.
Canastota.
" 151, Record 1053. For 4 children, read 5.
" 184, Running Title. For Descendants of Thomas, read Descendants
of Jonathan.
" 204, Sketch of Leonard Jarvis, 6th line. For Asaph Hone, read
Asaph Stone.
" 232, 14th, 25th, and 31st lines. For Rev. Dr. Buck, read Rev. Dr.
Breck.
ADDITIONAL ERRATA.
The following errata have been received since our book was issued, and
are now appended to those copies which, until the present, had not been
bound up.
NEW YORK, May 29, 1879.
Page 29, 27th line. For Birdsey Peters, read William Birdseye Peters.
" 42, No. 252. For 1804, read 1799.
For Twin brother, ) 1804, , Betsey Ann, ) 1799.
Frederick, \ 1804, re a Twin brother, \ 1799.
" 44, No. 303. For John Abram read John Abraham.
44, No. 304. For Jeanette Hart, born Aug. 16, 1816, read Jannette
Hart, born Aug. 16, 1815.
" 44, No. 305. For Ann Christina, read Ann Christiana.
" 60, No. 417. For John B. Peters, read William B. Peters.
61, No. 437. For Thomas David, read Thomas Daniel.
61, No. 443. For T. Frances, read Frances Isabella.
61, No. 444. For Samuel Peters, read Samuel Jarvis.
67, last line. Foi* Resurrection Day, read Resurrection.
81, No. 305, For Christina read Christiana, and for Dec. 1845,
read Dec. 24, 1845.
81, No. 672. For Louise read Louis.
81, No. 676. For Samuel Fermor, read Samuel Farmar.
82, No. 679. For Edward Farmar, read -Edward Fermor.
82, No. 680. Under column of deaths, insert Sept. 13, 1854.
82, No. 681. For Fr'k, read Frank.
" 97, No. 773. For Cyprian Nicholas Beach, read Cyprian Nichols
Beach.
" 98, No. 787. For Emeline Thraft, read Emeline Knapp.
" 101, No. 836. For Frank Hope, born 1868, read 1866.
" 101, No. 837. For Mary Lucretia Scovel, read Mary Lucretia Sco-
vil.
11 101, No. 739. For Helen Mary, read Helen May.
" 105, 12th line. For Robert . 0. Smith, read Robert C. Smyth.
" 105, 15th line. For S. P. McCormick, read S. J. McCormick.
" 105, No. 920. For Napier, read Thomas Napier Pattinson.
" 105, No. 920. For George, read Samuel George.
" 126, No. 1156. For Percy and Eva, born Jan. 16, 1877, read Percy
and Eva Mary, Jan. 11, 1877.
" 126, For Nota Bene, read Stanley Temple. Has since been bapti/od.
ADDITIONAL ERRATA.
189, 1st line. For William Jarvis, born Nov. 24, 1813, read Nov.
24, 1811.
192, No. 1842. For Selucas L. Jarvis, married Apl. 10, 1869, read
April 10, 1837.
192, No. 1886. For Jennie Lee, born Aug. 8, 1869, read Aug. 8
1868.
192, No. 1891. For Philetus Horton, born Sep. 11, 1870, read Sept.
1, 1869.
No. 2177. For Mary A. Robison, read Mary A. Robinson.
No. 2178. Bottom line. For Charles Edward, died Aug. 18,
1878, read Aug. 18, 1876.
222, No. 2180. For Wm. Pepperrell, bom Oct. 1874, read Oct. 1873.
222, No. 2181. For Charles Fitz, born Oct. 1875, read Sept. 1875.
1?; NoMI 4 ' 88T9> 3282> I * Barrch " Barrett -
235, 29th line. For Nathaniel Jarvis, born 1631, read 1670.
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